US EditionDemocratic electoral wins re-energize protesters at an anti-Trump rally in nation’s capital
- On Nov. 4, Democrats swept closely watched races nationwide and California voters passed Prop. 50, a Democrat-led plan to redraw congressional maps.
- Amid GOP remapping efforts, California voters approved Prop. 50 to counter Texas Republicans' August mid-decade map, which aims to influence 2026 control of the U.S. House.
- Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York City , won by eight points; Abigail Spanberger, Governor-elect of Virginia , led by about 10 points; Mikie Sherrill, Governor-elect of New Jersey, won by 13 points and carried Bergen County with over 55% support.
- USA TODAY analysis shows Democratic wins and Prop. 50 could reshape the 2026 midterm elections and U.S. House control, while AI data center disputes may become a populist issue.
- After the returns, observers framed Tuesday’s contests as a rebuke to President Donald Trump whose endorsements did not secure victories, raising questions about what lessons the Democratic Party will draw.
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Press-TelegramDouglas Schoen: Democrats ride anti-Trump sentiment to off-year victories
Call it a “mini blue wave.” Indeed, in the first referendum on President Donald Trump’s second term, voters delivered Democrats a clean sweep, taking governor mansions in New Jersey, Virginia, passing Prop 50 in California, and winning a number of other off-year elections. To be sure, Democrats had been expected to win both New Jersey and Virginia, despite glimpses of Republican momentum in recent years. Thus, while the results themselves were …
Off-year election wins give Democrats hope, and a blueprint for congressional comebacks in 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks as his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom looks on during an election night gathering at the California Democrats' headquarters on Nov. 4, 2025 in Sacramento. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Democrats’ sweep of the biggest races in Tuesday’s off-year elections, including a California ballot measure to redraw that state’s congressional lines to give the party up to five more seats in the U.S. House…
The Democrats woke up this Wednesday with broad victories in their electoral feuds on both U.S. shores, a triumph that makes them dream of snatching the Republicans from Congress within a year. New York attended the spectacular victory of their first mayor who declared himself "Democratic and Socialist," Virginia chose Abigail Spanberger with a wide margin, and New Jersey raised moderate Mikie Sherrill. In California, for its part, voters approv…
From California to New York, elections give Democrats a breath of fresh air
While Tuesday's successes do not solve the party's underlying problems, they do allow it to emerge from the slump that followed its defeat in the presidential election, one year ahead of the midterms.
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