Overview
- Democrats captured the New York mayoralty with Zohran Mamdani and won governorships in Virginia and New Jersey, delivering a clear setback to President Trump and the GOP.
- Mamdani, 34, is set to become New York’s first Muslim mayor and a self‑identified democratic socialist, defeating Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa with more than half the vote.
- In Virginia and New Jersey, Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill prevailed by double‑digit margins after centering campaigns on cost‑of‑living relief.
- Trump publicly attributed Republican losses to his absence from ballots and the ongoing shutdown, then in a Miami speech labeled Mamdani a communist and warned of a slide toward Cuba or Venezuela.
- California voters approved Proposition 50 to redraw districts that Democrats say could net up to five U.S. House seats, and Republicans swiftly filed a federal lawsuit alleging unconstitutional, race‑based mapmaking.