US Mayoral Election 2025 LIVE: The first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House started off well for Democrats. Polls have closed in Virginia, where Democrat Abigail Spanberger was voted Virginia’s first female governor. In New York, Democrat nominee Zohran Mamdani is leading the mayoral race. The 34-year-old self-described democratic socialist who already has been a target of Trump’s criticism could emerge as a national star if elected mayor.
Democrat Corey O’Connor won election as mayor of Pittsburgh. O’Connor defeated Republican nominee Tony Moreno. In Virginia, Democrat Ghazala Hashmi also won the lieutenant governor’s race, defeating Republican John Reid. Hashmi is the first Indian American and first Muslim to win statewide office in Virginia.
Meanwhile, the national battle to control the US House shifts to California on Tuesday as voters consider a Democratic proposal that could erase as many as five Republican districts and blunt President Donald Trump’s moves to safeguard his party’s lock on Washington power.
The outcome will reverberate into next year’s midterm elections and beyond, with Democrats hoping a victory will set the stage for the party to regain control of the House in 2026. A shift in the majority would imperil Trump’s agenda for the remainder of his term at a time of deep partisan divisions over immigration, health care and the future direction of the nation.