In her campaign, Abigail Spanberger focused on jobs and the cost of living. and emphasized her support for abortion rights. Read full article

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Ghazala Hashmi, elected as lieutenant governor, became the first Muslim woman to win statewide office in any state. Read full article

Victories in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand. Read full article

Five districts held by Republicans become potential Democratic pickups, but some remain highly competitive. And a number of incumbent lawmakers have easier pathways to re-election. Read full article

Zohran Mamdani’s victory as the city’s next mayor is a milestone for hundreds of thousands of residents who see one of their own atop the city’s political infrastructure. Read full article

In Virginia, New Jersey and beyond, Democratic voters powered their candidates to victory and sent a warning sign to President Trump and his Republican Party. Read full article

Representative Mikie Sherrill, who was elected governor, made her opposition to President Trump the centerpiece of her campaign. He gave her a political gift by “terminating” the Gateway tunnel project. Read full article

The aggressive gerrymander could help Democrats flip as many as five House seats next year. While that could neutralize new maps in Texas, Republicans are redrawing more district lines elsewhere. Read full article

Minnesota voters selected one Democrat and one Republican to fill two open State Senate seats, preserving the chamber’s slim Democratic majority. Read full article