Overview
- Zohran Mamdani was elected New York City mayor, becoming the city’s first Muslim mayor and one of its youngest in an election with the highest turnout since 1969.
- Abigail Spanberger captured Virginia’s governorship with a moderate message and a decisive margin over Winsome Earle-Sears, becoming the state’s first woman governor.
- Mikie Sherrill won the New Jersey governorship by a wide margin over Jack Ciattarelli, reinforcing Democrats’ strength in the state.
- California voters approved Proposition 50 to redraw congressional districts, a Newsom-backed initiative projected to help Democrats gain as many as five U.S. House seats.
- President Trump threatened on Truth Social to restrict federal funds to New York if Mamdani won and promoted Andrew Cuomo, while his remote campaigning and microtargeting spending failed to prevent Democratic gains.