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Democrats scored major gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey and captured the New York City mayor’s race.
Newsweek has rounded up what the polls say ahead of Tuesday's elections in New York City, New Jersey and Virginia.
New Jersey and Virginia have a long standing pattern of electing governors from the party opposite from the sitting president.
New Jersey was one of the states where many Democrats were left cold by their choices in the 2024 election and chose not to vote. Then-candidate Joe Biden won the state in 2020 with nearly 400,000 more votes than the party won in 2024, when Vice President Kamala Harris was the nominee.
Trump rallies MAGA voters in New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races as Republicans fight for competitive wins in blue-leaning states on Election Eve.
Zohran Mamdani's NYC win, coupled with moderates' victories in New Jersey and Virginia, ignite a Democratic debate over 2026 election strategy.
The mayor’s race in New York will gauge voters’ desire for a left-wing shift, and Democrats running for governor in New Jersey and Virginia again made fighting the president central to their bids.
President Donald Trump made a last-minute push to boost Republican turnout in Tuesday's races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, but he only mentioned one GOP hopeful by name.