PHOENIX — Election results for mayoral, gubernatorial and other races as well as ballot measures around the United States were released on Tuesday night after polls closed.
Among the most anticipated results of the night were the New York City mayoral race and California’s Prop 50, which proposes new congressional district boundaries.
Based on the first round of votes, 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.
In a victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
More than 2 million New Yorkers cast ballots in the contest, the largest turnout in a mayoral race in more than 50 years, according to the city’s Board of Elections. With roughly 90% of the votes counted, Mamdani held an approximately 9 percentage point lead over Cuomo.
With the victory, the democratic socialist will etch his place in history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage and the first born in Africa. He will also become the city’s youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on Jan. 1.
California’s Prop 50 election results
As for Prop 50, California voters approved new congressional district boundaries, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026 and, with it, the power to thwart or advance President Donald Trump’s agenda.
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.
Here are the other National 2025 election results:
James Solomon and Jim McGreevey advance to a runoff for mayor of Jersey City
No candidate in the seven-person field received the majority of the vote in the all-party contest, which is necessary to win the seat outright. The runoff election will occur Dec. 2.
James Solomon is a current city councilor. Jim McGreevey is the former governor of New Jersey who resigned over two decades ago when his affair with a man he put on the state payroll was revealed.
Incumbent Mayor Steve Fulop, a Democrat, chose to run for governor rather than seek a fourth term this year.
Minneapolis mayor’s race advances to ranked choice after no majority vote
None of the candidates received at least 50% of the vote in the Minneapolis mayor’s race.
Minneapolis allows voters to rank up to three candidates in its municipal races. The field for mayor included more than a dozen candidates.
Texas voters approve a constitutional amendment affirming parental rights
The measure adds language to the state constitution affirming that parents are the primary decision-makers for their children and bear the responsibility to nurture and protect their children.
Colorado voters approve income tax increase to fund public school meals
Colorado voters have approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on households earning at least $300,000 annually to fund free meals for all public school students.
Previously, free meals were offered only to low-income students and schools via the Healthy School Meals for All Program, which voters approved in 2022.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht retains seat
The vote is a victory for Democrats, who campaigned to keep Supreme Court Justice David Wecht and two other justices on the court to maintain its 5-2 Democratic majority.
Pennsylvania elects its statewide judges to 10-year terms, then holds nonpartisan “retention elections” — a simple “yes” or “no” vote — to determine whether the judge will serve another term.
Wecht has served on the state Supreme Court since 2016.
Democrat Sean Ryan wins Buffalo mayor’s race
Democrat Sean Ryan defeated Republican nominee James Gardner.
The Democratic New York state senator defeated the incumbent acting mayor, Christopher Scanlon, in the Democratic primary in June. Scanlon was elevated to the position after longtime mayor Byron Brown stepped down late last year to become chief executive officer of Western Regional Off-Track Betting.
Ryan also served in the state assembly. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a lawyer.
Democrat Jay Jones wins race for attorney general of Virginia
Democrat Jay Jones ousted Republican incumbent Jason Miyares.
Jones was criticized during the campaign after text messages he wrote in 2022 endorsing violence toward a political rival were made public.
He is a former member of the state House of Delegates, representing a district around Norfolk for two terms.
Maine voters approve new red flag gun law
Two years after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, Maine residents approved a proposal to make it easier for family members to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person’s access to guns.
A statewide ballot question Tuesday asked residents if they wanted to build on the state’s yellow flag law, which allows police officers to initiate a process to keep someone away from firearms. Approval adds Maine to more than 20 states that have a red flag law empowering family members to take the same step.
Gun safety advocates began pushing for a stricter red flag law after 18 people were killed when an Army reservist opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar and grill in Lewiston in October 2023. An independent commission appointed by Maine’s governor later concluded that there were numerous opportunities for intervention by both Army officials and civilian law enforcement.
Maine voters reject voter ID, changes to absentee voting
Voters in Maine have rejected a sweeping proposal centered on voter ID. The initiative would have implemented a photo ID requirement for voters, limited the use of drop boxes for returning completed ballots and made changes to the state’s absentee voting system.
The measure was one of two Republican-backed initiatives under consideration by voters on Tuesday that proponents said would safeguard elections and opponents claimed were intended to make voting more difficult or address issues that aren’t major problems.
Voters in Texas, where Republicans control the government, considered a proposal that would amend the state constitution to add “persons who are not citizens of the United States” to the list of those excluded from participating in elections
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Christine Donohue retains her seat
The state Democratic Party backed Supreme Court Justice Christina Donohue in her bid for retention.
Pennsylvania elects its statewide judges to 10-year terms, then holds nonpartisan “retention elections” — a simple “yes” or “no” vote — to determine whether the judge will serve another term.
Donohue has served on the state Supreme Court since 2016. With the vote, Donohue may remain on the court until she reaches mandatory retirement age in 2027.
Manhattan prosecutor who took on Trump wins reelection
Democrat Alvin Bragg has defeated Republican Maud Maron and independent Diana Florence in the Manhattan district attorney’s race.
The Manhattan DA’s office is one of the United States’ biggest and best known local prosecutors’ agencies, featured in TV’s “Law & Order” and other entertainment.
The spotlight grew stronger when Bragg oversaw the hush-money prosecution that led to Trump’s historic conviction.
The Republican president denied wrongdoing, called the case a “scam” and a “hoax” and slammed Bragg for bringing it. Trump is appealing the verdict.
Bragg’s reelection run emphasized his efforts to fight gun violence, prosecute hate crimes and improve mental health services, among other priorities.
His campaign website makes little mention of Trump, and Bragg said nothing about him during an October televised debate that focused on violent crime and other local and statewide issues.
Bragg argued that his office helped drive down murders and shootings. His opponents contended that he hasn’t been tough enough on crime.
Democrat Mikie Sherrill is elected governor of New Jersey
Democrat Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli, who was endorsed by Trump. The race was closely watched as a potential bellwether for the 2026 midterms
She will succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, marking the first time since 1961 that one party has won three consecutive terms in the New Jersey governor’s mansion.
Sherrill, a Navy veteran who represented a northern New Jersey district in the U.S. House for four terms, will be the state’s second female governor.
Mary Sheffield wins race for Detroit mayor
The Detroit City Council president defeated Solomon Kinloch Jr. to become the first woman elected to lead the city.
Sheffield received more than 50% of the vote in August’s all-party municipal primary. The office is officially nonpartisan. Sheffield will succeed three-term incumbent Mike Duggan, who did not seek reelection.
Hashmi is the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office in the US
State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, of Richmond, defeated Republican talk-radio host John Reid. She will succeed Earle-Sears.
Hashmi is a former college professor who won the nomination after prevailing in a crowded June Democratic primary.
As lieutenant governor, Hashmi will preside over a closely-divided Virginia state Senate, where Democrats currently hold a slim 21-19 seat advantage. The lieutenant governor votes when there’s a tie in the Senate. Hashmi’s victory also means her Senate seat will have to be filled in a special election.
Reid was the first openly gay man to receive a major party’s endorsement for statewide office in Virginia.
Democrat Corey O’Connor wins election for mayor of Pittsburgh
The Allegheny County controller defeated Republican nominee Tony Moreno.
O’Connor defeated incumbent Mayor Ed Gainey in the Democratic primary earlier this year. He is the son of former Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O’Connor.
Democrat Ghazala Hashmi wins lieutenant governor’s race in Virginia
Democrat Ghazala Hashmi defeated Republican John Reid.
Hashmi is currently a state senator representing a district south of Richmond. Prior to that, she worked as a college professor in Virginia. She entered politics in 2019 by flipping a Republican-held state Senate seat and went to on to win a crowded Democratic primary for lieutenant governor in June.
She is the first Indian American and first Muslim to win statewide office in Virginia.
Andre Dickens wins reelection as mayor of Atlanta, earning a second term
The Atlanta mayor’s office is officially nonpartisan but has been held by Democrats for decades. Andre Dickens won the office outright with more than 50% of the vote, defeating three challengers.
Prior to taking office in 2022, Dickens served on the Atlanta City Council and as the chief development officer for a tech-based nonprofit.
Democrat Aftab Pureval wins reelection as Cincinnati mayor
Aftab Pureval won reelection as mayor of Cincinnati on Tuesday, defeating Cory Bowman, a Republican who is Vice President JD Vance’s half-brother.
Pureval was first elected mayor in 2021. The office is officially nonpartisan, but his party preference is Democratic.
He won the all-party municipal primary in May with more than 80% of the vote. Prior to running for mayor, he worked as a lawyer.
Democrat Abigail Spanberger is elected Virginia governor
Abigail Spanberger won the governor’s race in Virginia on Tuesday, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears. Spanberger will succeed Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who is not allowed to run for a second consecutive term.
Her victory aligns with recent voting patterns in Virginia, which picks its governors the year after a presidential election and tends to elect someone of the opposite party of the president. Spanberger, a former case officer with the CIA, flipped a U.S. House seat in Northern Virginia in 2018 and retired from Congress in 2024 to run for governor. She will be the state’s first female governor.
The Associated Press Contributed to this report.
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