Mamdani celebrates victory in 'reborn' New York City

Mamdani urged the city to "breathe this moment in."

ByAlexandra Hutzler, Megan Forrester, Ivan Pereira, and Meredith Deliso
Last Updated: November 5, 2025, 12:24 AM EST

Democrats triumphed in high-profile races that unfolded across the country on Tuesday, including New York City's mayoral election and governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia.

In California, voters also chose to redraw their state's congressional map in a move that could net Democrats five House seats.

The elections help provide a picture of how Americans feel about President Donald Trump's first nine months in office. Following a wave of Republican losses, Trump tried to blame the election results on his not being on the ballot and the prolonged government shutdown.

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Nov 04, 2025, 9:07 PM EST

Spanberger on historic projected victory

While surrounded by her daughters during her victory speech, Abigail Spanberger remarked on the historic nature of her projected win in Virginia.

She said ahead of her speech that her husband said to their daughters, "Your mom's going to be the governor of Virginia."

"I can guarantee those words have never been spoken in Virginia ever before," she said.

"It's a big deal that the girls and the young women I have met along the campaign trail now know with certainty that they can achieve anything," she continued.

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger delivers remarks at her election night watch party, November 4, 2025 in Richmond, Virginia.
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Nov 04, 2025, 9:00 PM EST

Polls close in New York City

Polls are now closed in New York City, where the mayoral race has garnered national attention.

Nov 04, 2025, 8:53 PM EST

NYC turnout crosses 2M, highest turnout in 56 years

With 15 minutes left until polls close, over 2 million New York City voters cast a ballot for this year's race, according to the city's Board of Elections.

This surpasses the 1.9 million votes cast in 1993 and 1989. The last time the tally surpassed 2 million votes was in 1969, according to the BOE.

Nov 04, 2025, 8:48 PM EST

Majority of independent voters, women backed Sherrill: Exit poll

A preliminary exit poll analysis by ABC News shed more light on the turnout in the New Jersey governor's race.

Over half of independents support Democrat Mikie Sherrill and she had the support of roughly 6 in 10 New Jersey female voters, according to preliminary exit poll data.

Roughly half of male voters in the state supported Republican Jack Ciatterelli, the preliminary analysis found.

A majority of New Jersey voters under 45 supported Sherrill according to early exit polling, while those 45 and older roughly split their votes roughly evenly between the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor, according to the data.

-ABC News' Emily Guskin

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