Lethal Elections: Pro-Death Penalty Candidates Falter in Major State Races | Death Penalty Information Center

Lethal Elections: Pro-Death Penalty Candidates Falter in Major State Races | Death Penalty Information Center

Today’s elec­tions fea­ture viable can­di­dates who crit­i­cize use of the death penal­ty and pledge reforms or even non-use in death penal­ty states, reflect­ing the con­tin­ued decline in pub­lic sup­port for the death penal­ty. Following up on its 2024 Report on elec­tions and the death penal­ty, DPI can­vassed a wide range of resources, drilling down on guber­na­to­r­i­al, court, and pros­e­cu­to­r­i­al elec­tions in the 2024 – 2025 elec­tio…