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US Elections; Democratic Donkey Just Bucked & Trump Got Kicked in The Butt
US Elections; The Democratic Donkey Just Bucked And Trump Was in The Way
A sitting Republican lawmaker says his party should be alarmed following a Democratic election sweep amid Donald Trumps second presidency and the longest government shutdown in U.S. history
AP 6 NOV 2025
Virginia Governor
Abigail Spanberger D defeated Winsome Earle-Sears R
New Jersey
Governor and Lieutenant Governor Elected on a joint ticket
Mikie Sherrill D defeated Jack Ciattarelli R
New York City Mayor
Zohran Mamdani D defeated Andrew Cuomo I, Curtis Sliwa R
Big wins for Democrats Zohran Mamdani will win New York Citys mayoral race, while Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill will win their respective gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. Californians also voted to approve Democrats?redistricting push.
Test for Trump The elections were seen as the first major electoral tests of Donald Trumps second presidency. Speaking earlier today, he said, I dont think it was good for Republicans. He blamed the results on the government shutdown, now officially the longest in history, and his absence from the ballot.
Historic firsts Mamdani will be New York Citys first Muslim mayor and the first South Asian to hold the office.
Spanberger will become Virginias first female governor and Sherrill will become New Jerseys first female Democratic governor.
Democrat Ghazala Hashmi, projected to be Virginias lieutenant governor, will become the first Muslim woman elected statewide
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