State Courts as Midterm Battlegrounds

State supreme‑court elections are shifting from low‑profile contests into high‑turnout, partisan fights because courts now decide redistricting, election rules, and core state governance questions. Campaign spending, media attention, and voter interest are rising as nationalized midterm politics flow down-ballot to judicial races. — If true, this reorients where policy and power are decided — making judicial selection a primary arena for political control and affecting the impartiality and functioning of state governance.