Major Victories in Ohio, Kentucky, & Virginia, Implications for 2024 Presidential Election


November 8, 2023

Despite President Biden’s waning approval ratings, Tuesday’s off-year election results brought in victories for Democrats. Ohio passed a constitutional amendment guaranteeing access to abortion, Kentucky reelected a Democratic governor, and in Virginia, Democrats were set to take control of the state legislature.

Faculty experts at George Washington University are available to offer insights and analysis on election results and how this will impact predictions moving into the 2024 presidential election. If you would like to speak with an expert, please contact GW Media Relations Specialists Tayah Frye at [email protected].


Todd Belt is the director of the Political Management Program at the GW Graduate School of Political Management. Belt is an expert on the presidency, campaigns and elections, mass media and politics, public opinion, and political humor. In addition to his expertise, Belt is co-author of four books and helps to run GW’s political poll. 

Matthew Dallek, professor of political management, is a political historian whose intellectual interests include the intersection of social crises and political transformation, the evolution of the modern conservative movement, and liberalism and its critics. Dallek has authored and co-authored four books, including, “The Right Moment: Ronald Reagan’s First Victory and the Decisive Turning Point in American Politics.” 

Danny Hayes, professor of political science, is an expert on campaigns and elections who can discuss the current election landscape and provide insights and analysis on current campaign strategies. 

Christopher Warshaw, an associate professor of political science at the George Washington University, is an expert on redistricting, American politics, representation, public opinion, as well as state and local politics.