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Abigail Spanberger elected Virginia governor in a historic first that boosts Democrats ahead of 2026​

By OLIVIA DIAZ and BILL BARROW
Updated 7:54 PM CST, November 4, 2025

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to give Democrats a key victory heading into the 2026 midterm elections and make history as the first woman ever to lead the commonwealth.

Spanberger’s victory will flip partisan control of the governor’s office when she succeeds outgoing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

“We sent a message to every corner of the commonwealth, a message to our neighbors and our fellow Americans across the country,” Spanberger told cheering supporters in Richmond. “We sent a message to the whole word that in 2025, Virginia chose pragmatism over partisanship. We chose our commonwealth over chaos.”

Also Tuesday, Democrat Ghazala F. Hashmi won the lieutenant governor’s race and will succeed Earle-Sears. Hashmi is the first Muslim woman to win a statewide office in the U.S.

Spanberger, a former congresswoman and CIA case officer, won with a campaign emphasizing economic issues, a strategy that may serve as a model for other Democrats in next year’s elections as they try to break President Donald Trump’s and Republicans’ hold on power in Washington and gain ground in statehouses. ...

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Election Night Live updates: Democrat Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor

Election Night wins include Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, Abigail Spanberger for governor of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill for governor of New Jersey.
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California voters pass Prop 50 to redraw the state's congressional maps, CBS News projects

California voters have passed Proposition 50, CBS News projects, approving a measure that will redraw the state's congressional districts.
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See Election Day 2025 results as Democrats sweep major races in NYC, VA, NJ with Mamdani, Spanberger, Sherrill victories

Voters headed to the polls today for Election Day 2025 in Virginia, New Jersey, California and New York City, in the biggest races since President Trump's win. Follow live results here.
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Democrats dominate as economic woes take a toll on Trump's GOP. Takeaways from Election Day 2025

Democrats are dominating the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
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Voters prioritize the economy above immigration and crime in Election 2025, AP Voter Poll finds

Economic worries were the dominant concern as voters cast ballots for Tuesday’s elections, according to preliminary findings from the AP Voter Poll.
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Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral election after energizing young voters with focus on affordability

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist state assemblyman from Queens, will be New York City's 111th mayor.
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Government shutdown becomes the longest on record as fallout spreads nationwide

The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever.
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Socialist shockwave: Zohran Mamdani stuns NYC as voters hand power to Democrats’ far-left flank

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced off for the future of the New York City and the direction of the Democratic Party in a contentious mayoral race.
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'We sent a message.' 5 takeaways from Democrats' 2025 elections sweep

Democrats won easily in Virginia, New Jersey New York City and California, setting up an optimistic entry into 2026 and beyond.
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California voters pass congressional redistricting proposition in victory for Newsom, Democrats

California passed Proposition 50, dramatically reshaping congressional districts in the battle for House control. Democrats gained an edge against Trump's redistricting push.
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Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey, defeating opponent who aligned with Trump

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill has been elected governor of New Jersey. Her victory over Republican Jack Ciattarelli shores up Democratic control of a state that has been reliably blue in presidential and Senate contests but had shown signs of shifting rightward in recent years.
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Tuesday’s races were a quiet rebuke of Trump for many voters, AP Voter Poll finds

President Donald Trump wasn’t on the ballot in Tuesday’s elections, but many voters in key races made their choice in opposition to him or considered him to be irrelevant, according to the AP Voter Poll.
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Election Day live updates: Jay Jones projected to win Virginia attorney general race

Follow live coverage of the U.S. November 4, 2025 elections: Results, analysis, key state and local races, and what they mean for the 2026 midterms.
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Zohran Mamdani will win New York City mayoral election, CNN’s Decision Desk projects | CNN Politics

Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist whose focus on working-class issues and personal magnetism attracted a diverse coalition of volunteers and supporters to propel a once-underdog campaign, will win New York City’s general election race for mayor, CNN’s Decision Desk projects.
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Fox News calls NYC for Mamdani, VA for Spanberger; polls close across the US on Election Day 2025

Voters in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City cast ballots in some of the most-watched races from Election Day 2025. Virginia voters identified the economy is their top issue, according to the Fox News Polling Unit. California’s Proposition 50 was the most notable ballot measure being voted on.
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Election Day live updates: Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, Sherrill and Spanberger elected governor, NBC News projects

Voters across the country are heading to the polls today for a slew of key off-cycle races, including governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia and the New York City mayoral election.
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Trump says SNAP benefits will only resume when 'Radical Left Democrats' open government

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said SNAP benefits will only resume in full when Democrats end the government shutdown, which has entered its second month.
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Mamdani taps party insiders to steer transition despite vowing to ‘turn the page’ on old-guard NYC Dems

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Zohran Mamdani vowed Tuesday night during his victory address to "turn the page" on old-guard New York City Democrats, but within less than 24-hours the mayor-elect of New York City announced a transition team comprised of folks with ties to the administrations of Bill de Blasio, Eric Adams, Michael Bloomberg and Joe Biden.

"Let tonight be the final time I utter [Andrew Cuomo's] name, as we turn the page on a politics that abandons the many and answers only to the few," Mamdani said Tuesday evening as he touted a new political order for New York...
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Fox News Politics Newsletter: David Hogg calls on Dems to reignite ‘American Dream’ after Mamdani win

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday cast New York City’s mayoral result for democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as a hard left turn, telling a business audience in Miami that Democrats had "installed a communist" to lead the nation’s largest city and adding that he still wants the Big Apple to succeed. "But the communists, Marxists, socialists and globalists had their chance, and they delivered nothing but disaster. And now let's see how a communist does in New York. We're going to see how that works out," Trump said.

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