US: 2025 election results and full coverage: Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, N.J. elects Mikie Sherrill and Calif. passes Prop. 50

Tuesday’s elections didn’t involve the presidency or control of Congress, but there were plenty of races and ballot measures that took the nation’s temperature on politics.

Updated Wed, November 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM EST

Zohran Mamdani celebrates during an election night event in Brooklyn. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

Voters headed to the polls in states across the U.S. on Tuesday — and Democrats came out victorious. In New York City, voters elected Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state Assembly member and democratic socialist, as their next mayor. Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who joined the race as an independent after losing in the Democratic primary.

Democrats also won both of the governor’s races that were on the ballot. Abigail Spanberger, a former U.S. representative, was elected in Virginia to replace outgoing Republican Glenn Youngkin. She will become the state’s first female governor. Mikie Sherrill comfortably won the governor’s race in New Jersey, keeping the state under Democratic control.

Democrats also secured what could prove to be their most important win in California, where voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 50 — a ballot measure that will allow them to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give themselves more seats in Congress. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed the initiative in response to Republican redistricting efforts in Texas and other red states. The state’s proposed new map is expected to give Democrats five additional members in the House of Representatives, which could play a big role in determining which party holds the majority after next year’s midterms.

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