Democrats Win Key Races: 5 Takeaways From Election Day 2025

Democrats won a series of races in predominantly blue states during an off-year election marked by a government shutdown, a Democratic mayoral showdown, and controversial redistricting efforts.
The biggest news was the strong voter turnout that put relative newcomer and progressive Democrat Zohran Mamdani into the mayor’s office in New York City, defeating former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat who ran as an independent.
Here’s the breakdown on Election Day 2025.
Democrats Won Big in Key Races
In Virginia and New Jersey’s gubernatorial races, Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill, respectively, prevailed with double-digit margins.
Republicans attempted to lower expectations earlier in the day, as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters, “It won’t be a big surprise if the front-runners, the Democrats, the radicals, win some of these elections.”…