In Nevada, voters approved the measure to protect abortion rights with 63 percent. But state law requires voters to approve ballot amendments twice, so the measure will face another vote in 2026. Abortion has remained broadly legal in the state since the Supreme Court overturned Roe.

Donald Trump returns to White House as states defy his abortion legacy, with voters in seven states — including deep-red Missouri — enshrining reproductive rights in their constitutions.

Voters in seven states moved to protect abortion access through ballot initiatives, while similar measures in three other states failed.

The highest-profile ballot measures showed mixed results for liberals and conservatives this year, with abortion rights advancing in some red and purple states but falling short in other red states. Measures on raising the minimum wage saw split results this year, while the expansion of marijuana legalization stalled.

The results end a two-year winning streak for abortion-rights groups that had successfully defended reproductive health rights or overturned prohibitions in several purple and red states, including many that voted overwhelmingly for President-elect Donald Trump.

Amid the 2024 election, a Nebraska abortion ballot measure passed on Tuesday that enshrines the state's current ban on abortions after the 12th week of pregnancy in the state constitution. What Was Abortion Access Like in Nebraska?

The ballot initiative in Florida would have allowed abortion until the point of foetal viability or about 24 weeks.

Abortion rights were on the ballot in 10 U.S. states in Tuesday's election, including battleground states that play critical roles in the presidential race and the fight for control of Congress.

Florida’s voters were asked whether the state’s constitution should say that “no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider.”

Nebraska voters are deciding on five ballot initiatives and one referendum, including marijuana, abortion and paid sick leave.

Arizona voters supported and passed Proposition 139, which will expand abortion access after the state repealed an archaic abortion law.

The Florida result was a political win for Republican Governor Ron DeSantis that will keep in place the state’s ban on most abortions after the first six weeks of pregnancy.