Overview
- Preliminary New York City Board of Elections results show Democrat Zahran Mamdani elected mayor, positioning him to become the city’s first Muslim mayor on January 1 after defeating Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
- New York City reported more than two million ballots cast for the mayoral race, the highest turnout in at least half a century.
- Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer, won Virginia’s governorship, defeating Republican Winsome Sears and becoming the state’s first woman governor.
- Democrat Mikie Sherrill captured New Jersey’s governorship, defeating Republican Jack Ciattarelli and set to succeed Democrat Phil Murphy.
- President Donald Trump blamed a record-length federal shutdown and his absence from ballots for GOP losses and threatened to cut federal funding to New York City after Mamdani’s victory.