New York Mayor latest: ‘Trump’s worst nightmare’ as Mamdani wins

“‘TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,’ according to Pollsters,” the president wrote on Truth Social.

Elsewhere, New Jersey and Virginia also elected Democrats, with Mikie Sherill and Abigail Spanberger winning their respective gubernatorial races. Spanberger made history as the first female governor of Virginia.

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Ken Martin, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, has praised Zohran Mamdani’s “impressive campaign” after his New York City mayoral victory.

“Mayor-elect Mamdani ran an impressive campaign, laser-focused on what matters most to working families in New York: lowering costs, expanding access to affordable child care, and making it easier for families to make ends meet.

“His campaign galvanized and energized voters across New York City and met those voters where they live. Mayor-elect Mamdani’s campaign illustrated the power of a big-tent party that focuses relentlessly on lifting up all working people,” Martin said.

Ken Martin, Chair of the Democratic National Committee hailed a “Blue Sweep” in Tuesday’s elections.

“American voters just delivered a Democratic resurgence. A Republican reckoning,” Martin said in a statement Tuesday night.

“And it happened because our Democratic candidates, no matter where they are, no matter how they fit into our big tent party, are meeting voters at the kitchen table, not the gilded ballroom.”

It came following comprehensive wins from Zohran Mamdani in the New York mayoral race, Mikie Sherrill for governor of New Jersey, and Abigail Spanberger in Virginia.

Martin added: “To all the Republicans who have bowed a cowardly knee to Trump all year, consider this: We’re coming after your jobs next.

“Over the next year, the ability to stop Trump in his tracks runs directly through the Democratic Party. We will earn every vote. We will win.”

California voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed Proposition 50, a ballot initiative to temporarily redraw the state’s congressional maps that could add as many as five Democratic seats to Congress.

The Associated Press called the race, with over 64 percent of Californians voting yes on the measure and 65 percent of overall votes counted.

Mayor Eric Adams, once again saying Zohran Mamdani’s name incorrectly, congratulated New York City’s next mayor for his “hard-fought battle” in a video posted to social media.

The mayor’s office is assembling a transition team for Mamdani to prepare to govern the city, “one of the most difficult jobs but is truly the greatest job on the globe,” Adams said.“

To all those communities who voted for someone else: we understand your concerns, we understand your fears, we understand the anxiety you are facing, but this is our democracy,” Adams said.

The passage of Prop 50 in California gives Democrats a huge boost towards getting control of Congress from Republicans (and Trump) in 2026 midterms.

A new congressional map is expected to help Democrats win 48 of California’s 52 congressional seats as Democrats get a major piece of firepower to combat the Republican-led redistricting arms race.

Speaking to supporters Tuesday, state Governor Gavin Newsom called the passage a victory for Californians and the entire country, celebrating the victory as a successful push to thwart what he called Trump’s attempts to “rig the midterms.”

“After poking the bear, this bear roared,” Newsom told reporters in a brief victory speech at California Democratic headquarters in Sacramento.

However, the state is likely to face legal challenges right on the heels of California’s election, with looming deadlines for 2026 races that could complicate these mid-decade map rewrites.