Overview
- Zohran Mamdani captured just over 50% of the vote to become New York City's first Muslim and first socialist mayor, defeating Andrew Cuomo, as Republican Curtis Sliwa finished in single digits.
- Democrats also won governorships in New Jersey and Virginia, with Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger taking 57% and 56% respectively, marking the first women elected governor in both states and flipping Virginia from Republican control.
- California voters approved Proposition 50 to redraw U.S. House districts in a way favorable to Democrats, a move celebrated by Governor Gavin Newsom and denounced by President Donald Trump as unconstitutional, with promises of legal scrutiny of mail-in ballots.
- More than two million New Yorkers voted in the mayoral race, the highest turnout for a city contest since 1969, reflecting strong energy among younger and progressive voters.
- Mamdani campaigned on free buses, municipal supermarkets, rent limits and higher taxes on the wealthy, while critics highlight his limited administrative experience as he assembles a governing team and faces Trump’s threats to curb federal funds to the city.