2025 election results: Democrats score wins for governor, mayor

It’s Election Day!

Though it’s not a presidential or midterm election year, plenty of statewide races and local elections took place across the United States on Nov. 4.

Here were the results:

Mikie Sherrill wins New Jersey governor’s race

U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday was elected governor of New Jersey, shoring up Democratic control of a state that has been reliably blue in presidential and Senate contests but had shown signs of shifting rightward in recent years.

Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot and four-term member of Congress, defeated Jack Ciattarelli, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump.

FILE – Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., participates in the House Democrats’ news conference following their caucus meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Sherrill, 53, offers some reassurance for moderates within the Democratic Party as they navigate the path forward for next year’s midterms. A former prosecutor and military veteran, Sherrill embodies a brand of centrist Democrats who aim to appeal to some conservatives while still aligning with some progressive causes. She campaigned on standing up to Trump and casting blame for voters’ concerns over the economy on his tariffs.

She will be New Jersey’s second female governor, after Republican Christine Todd Whitman, who served between 1994 and 2001.

BREAKING: Mikie Sherrill (D) wins NJ governor

Mikie Sherrill former, House Democrat from New Jersey, has been declared the winner in early reports of the Governor’s face in New Jersey, the Democratic candidate defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a businessman, in a close election.

Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race

Voters have flipped the governor’s seat to Democratic control as former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger wins the governor’s race. She’s the first woman to ever lead the commonwealth.

Spanberger, 46, ran on a pledge to protect Virginia’s economy from the aggressive tactics of Trump’s second administration, which has culled the civil service, levied tariffs and shepherded a reconciliation bill curtailing the state’s already fragile health care system.

FILE – Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, answers questions before marching in the 54th Annual Buena Vista Labor Day Festival parade on Sept. 01, 2025 in Buena Vista, Virginia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Ima

Why you should care:

Virginia was one of two states, along with New Jersey, where voters were picking a governor on Tuesday. Voters were also selecting a new mayor in New York City, and in California, were deciding whether to approve a new congressional map that is designed to help Democrats win five more U.S. House seats in next year’s midterm elections.

BREAKING: Spanberger (D) wins Virginia governor race

Abigail Spanberger, former House Democrat from Virginia, has been declared the winner in early reports of the Governor’s face in Virginia. The Democratic candidate defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in a close election.

Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race

Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old state lawmaker, who was set to become the city’s most liberal mayor in generations.

FILE – Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani speaks during a mayoral debate at Rockefeller Center on Oct. 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Angelina Katsanis-Pool/Getty Images)

The contest drove the biggest turnout in a mayoral race in more than 50 years, with more than 2 million New Yorkers casting ballots, according to the city’s Board of Elections.

Mamdani’s grassroots campaign centered on affordability, and his charisma spoiled Cuomo’s attempted political comeback. The former governor, who resigned four years ago following allegations of sexual harassment that he continues to deny, was dogged by his past throughout the race and was criticized for running a negative campaign.

Mamdani was born in Uganda, where he spent his early childhood, but was raised in New York City and became a U.S. citizen in 2018.

BREAKING: Mamdani wins NYC mayor race, beats Cuomo

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor in New York City, has defeated Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa. Sliwa was the Republican candidate, and Andrew Cuomo was defeated by Mamdani in the Democratic primary.

Why you should care:

Just like the governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey, the results of New York City’s mayoral race will inform both parties, and political experts, on greater voter trends going into 2026.

New York’s diverse population and reputation as the largest metropolitan city in the U.S. sets a fairly good barometer for what other larger cities will consider important issues ahead of the midterm elections.

Andrew Cuomo concedes NYC election to Mamdani

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has won his race tonight, defeating both former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa to become the next mayor of New York City. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a statement shortly after the results were announced.

California Prop 50 passes

Dig deeper:

California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle.

CA voters approve Prop 50 redistricting measure

California voters have approved Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act. Now approved, the ballot measure would allow the state to temporarily redraw California’s congressional map, in an effort to help Democrats gain five more U.S. House seats next year.

Why you should care:

The approval of Proposition 50 gives Democrats a shot at winning as many as five additional seats, just enough to blunt Texas Republicans’ move to redraw their own maps to pick up five GOP seats at Trump’s urging. Texas’ move and California’s response have kicked off a flurry of redistricting efforts around the country, with Republican states appearing to have an edge. Deeply blue California is Democrats’ best opportunity to make up seats.

FILE – A sign reads “Yes On Prop 50” during early in-person voting for the California Proposition 50 special election in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 27, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Congressional district boundaries are typically redrawn every 10 years to reflect population shifts documented in the census. Mid-decade redistricting is unusual, absent a court order finding fault with the maps in place.

Five other GOP-led states are also considering new maps: Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana and Nebraska.

On the Democratic side, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York and Virginia have proposals to redraw maps, but major hurdles remain.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

FILE – From left are judicial candidates David Wecht, Christine Donohue, and Kevin Dougherty. At the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Wyomissing Friday night 10/23/2015 for the 2015 Berks Democratic Committee dinner. (Photo By Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading

All three of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection Tuesday will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground state’s highest court.

The justices:

Christine DonohueDonohue, a Pennsylvania native and Duquesne University law graduate, previously served on the state’s Superior Court and multiple judicial boards before joining the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. She has authored key majority opinions on abortion rights, mail-in voting, and school funding.Donohue, a Pennsylvania native and Duquesne University law graduate, previously served on the state’s Superior Court and multiple judicial boards before joining the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. She has authored key majority opinions on abortion rights, mail-in voting, and school funding.David WechtWecht was a clerk before starting his own law firm in 1996. He spent several decades teaching law at universities and shared a concurring opinion that “the Pennsylvania Constitution’s [Equal Rights Amendment] did away with the antiquated and misogynistic notion that a woman has no say over what happens to her own body.”Wecht was a clerk before starting his own law firm in 1996. He spent several decades teaching law at universities and shared a concurring opinion that “the Pennsylvania Constitution’s [Equal Rights Amendment] did away with the antiquated and misogynistic notion that a woman has no say over what happens to her own body.”Kevin DoughertyDougherty began his law career in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office as an assistant. During his time on the state supreme court, he sided with the majority in the 2024 abortion ruling and the case that deemed Pennsylvania’s school funding system unconstitutional.Dougherty began his law career in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office as an assistant. During his time on the state supreme court, he sided with the majority in the 2024 abortion ruling and the case that deemed Pennsylvania’s school funding system unconstitutional.

Why you should care:

The result shapes the makeup of the seven-member court through the next presidential election in 2008. The three justices had been elected as Democrats, and voters were deciding whether to extend the court’s Democratic majority. Rejecting all three could have plunged the court into a partisan deadlock if the state’s politically divided government were to be unable to agree on temporary appointees to fill in.

Reelecting them extends the Democratic majority — currently 5-2 — on a court that has been at the center of pivotal fights over voting rights, redistricting and elections.

The court could again be called on to settle partisan battles over election laws ahead of next year’s midterm contests to decide the governor’s office and the U.S. House majority. Democrats need to gain just three seats in the 2026 elections to take control of the House.

The Source: Information for this article was taken from FOX 29 Philadelphia, FOX 5 New York, FOX 11 Los Angeles, previous reporting by FOX Local and The Associated Press. This story was reported from San Jose.

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2025 election results: Democrats score wins for governor, mayor

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