Democrats scored sweeping victories across five key 2025 races, delivering a major political setback to President Donald Trump. The party won gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, flipped seats in Pennsylvania, passed California’s Prop 50 redistricting measure, and elected Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, as New York City mayor.
Democrats swept a trio of races in the first major elections since Donald Trump regained the presidency, elevating a new generation of leaders and giving the beleaguered party a shot of momentum ahead of next year's congressional elections https://t.co/ViGPwJ42Do pic.twitter.com/4V13Gie6d4
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 5, 2025
Voters cited high living costs and frustration with Trump’s economic policies as top concerns, according to election analysts.
Taxes and the economy are the most important issues for New Jersey voters, according to a preliminary exit poll analysis by ABC News.
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 5, 2025
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In Virginia and New Jersey, moderates Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill won by double-digit margins after running on pragmatic, centrist agendas. In contrast, progressives like Mamdani energized younger and left-leaning voters in urban strongholds.
The NYC mayoral race is playing out against a backdrop of heightened political polarisation in the US, as was highlighted in September when a Texas man was charged with making “terroristic” threats against Mamdani and his family.
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 4, 2025
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The results highlighted an ongoing civil war within the Democratic Party between progressives demanding bold reforms and moderates pushing fiscal restraint. Trump responded on Truth Social, blaming the ongoing government shutdown and Senate gridlock for GOP losses.
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