Voters back tougher crime penalties, reject marijuana rollbacks

By: Amanda Watford

Outlets: Stateline

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 736

Last Updated: 4 days, 7 hours ago

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Millions of voters in 11 states approved tougher criminal penalties and more bail restrictions in Tuesday’s midterm elections, while rejecting efforts to roll back marijuana legalization and expand cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

The results reflected a mixed approach to criminal justice policy, with voters supporting harsher penalties for certain drug and human trafficking offenses and greater authority for judges to deny bail, even as they resisted other changes to state laws.

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