Democrats Trounce Trump-Backed Candidates in NYC, Virginia, and New Jersey

Election Day 2025 results have so far favored Democrats in a major way.

New York City voters elected Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assembly member and democratic socialist, as their next mayor. (Photo: Zohran Kwame Mamdani)

In New York City, voters elected Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assembly member and democratic socialist, as their next mayor. Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent after losing in the Democratic primary, Yahoo News reported.

Democrats also won both gubernatorial races on the ballot. Abigail Spanberger, a former U.S. representative, was elected in Virginia to replace outgoing Republican Glenn Youngkin, becoming the state’s first female governor.

In New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill comfortably won the governor’s race, keeping the state under Democratic control.

With other major races already decided, attention has turned to California, where voters are deciding on Proposition 50, a measure to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Democrats more House seats in Congress. Gov. Gavin Newsom has championed the proposal as a way to counter recent GOP-led redistricting efforts in Texas and other Republican-controlled states.