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NYT News ServiceJack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for New Jersey governor, gives his concession speech after losing the election to Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.), the Democratic candidate, during an election night watch party in Bridgewater, N.J., Nov. 4, 2025. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times) Voters in California blessed a redistricting effort intended to partially neutralize a push by President Donald Trump to draw up more safe Republican House seats before next year's election, according to The Associated Press, after Democrats rolled up a series of wins to build momentum toward next year's midterms.Two Democratic women, Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, won closely watched races for governor.And in California, voters approved the redistricting plan that would strengthen Democrats' numbers in the House, a high-profile effort to counter similar efforts in Republican-led states that Trump has pushed for ahead of the 2026 midterms.The main contests were mostly unfolding in states lost last year by Trump, who avoided campaigning in person alongside the major Republican candidates. But as Democrats rolled up victories on Tuesday night, he pushed back on the notion that the races were seen as a repudiation of his policies. "TRUMP WASN'T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT," he wrote, attributing that thought to "Pollsters."The governors' race in New Jersey was hard fought, particularly after Trump's better-than-expected performance there in 2024. Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican, emulated aspects of the president's rhetoric in an effort to recreate his coalition there, and the loss may reflect the challenge of getting Trump's supporters out to vote when he's not on the ballot.Live EventsSpanberger, who will be the first woman to become governor of Virginia, chose a bipartisan message for her victory speech. "My goal and my intent is to serve all Virginians," she said.Her win, while not a major surprise, came in a state that is home to scores of federal workers, contractors and others whose lives are intertwined with the federal government. It could reflect a rebuke of the president's downsizing of the federal government in his backyard -- and potentially result in fresh pressure on his party to end the shutdown of the federal government.Other contests around the country will shape future elections: In Pennsylvania, the biggest swing state, voters decided to retain three Supreme Court justices. In Maine, voters decided against new voting restrictions, including requiring photo IDs for in-person voting and tightening rules on absentee voting.This article originally appeared in The New York Times.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) Read More News onDemocrat momentum 2026Mikie Sherrill governor winAbigail Spanberger victoryNew Jersey governor raceCalifornia redistrictingVirginia governor election (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)Read More News onDemocrat momentum 2026Mikie Sherrill governor winAbigail Spanberger victoryNew Jersey governor raceCalifornia redistrictingVirginia governor election(Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless
