Overview
- Virginia elected Abigail Spanberger as the state’s first woman governor after her opponent flooded the race with anti-trans ads.
- New Jersey chose Rep. Mikie Sherrill as governor-elect over a rival with a record of opposing LGBTQ protections.
- Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s mayoralty, becoming the first Muslim mayor and pledging support for trans New Yorkers in his victory remarks.
- GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign said voters rejected efforts to scapegoat transgender people, with exit data showing only low single-digit shares prioritized trans issues.
- Further gains included Virginia electing Ghazala Hashmi as lieutenant governor and Jason Jones as attorney general, while all eight out LGBTQ candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates won.