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Updated on: November 5, 2025 / 5:31 PM EST / CBS News A day after Republicans faced losses in several states, President Trump said Wednesday he believes his party needs to talk more about affordability — including the successes he believes he's had with containing energy... "It's no good if we do a great job and you don't talk about it, and I don't think they talk about it enough," he told Fox News' Bret Baier. The president seemed more surprised by Republican Jack Ciattarelli's loss in the New Jersey governor's race than GOP gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears' loss in Virginia. "I thought New Jersey would do a little bit better than that," Mr. Trump said.

WASHINGTON — Election Day 2025 is here, with closely watched races in New York City, New Jersey and Virginia, plus voters in California having their say on the national battle over redistricting. With midterm elections one year away, the elections could be viewed as early bellwethers for the 2026 battle over control of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Here are some of the key races to watch from Tuesday around the country: Bookmark this page and return for real-time local and national election results as they come in.

The nation's biggest city will pick its next mayor in an election that has sparked debate over the future of the Democratic Party. Your source for original reporting and trusted news. A day after Republicans faced losses in several states, President Trump said Wednesday he believes his party needs to talk more about affordability — including the successes he believes he's had with containing energy... "It's no good if we do a great job and you don't talk about it, and I don't think they talk about it enough," he told Fox News' Bret Baier. The president seemed more surprised by Republican Jack Ciattarelli's loss in the New Jersey governor's race than GOP gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears' loss in Virginia. "I thought New Jersey would do a little bit better than that," Mr.

Trump said. Voters in races across the country backed Democrats, including in New York's mayoral race and contests for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, rejecting President Donald Trump's late and lightweight push for his preferred... Democrats secured another expected win in California, where voters approved a new congressional map that is designed to help their party win five more U.S. House seats in next year's midterm elections. READ MORE: How to track 2025 election results Though the candidates and local issues all played a role in the results, voter attitudes about the president and his agenda were central to their choices and offered the first clear review from voters...

Top Democrats celebrated the results as a major victory over Trump. The president meanwhile was quick to respond to the results on Tuesday night with a defensive social media post after results came. Citing pollsters, Trump said that "TRUMP WASN'T ON THE BALLOT," and the federal government shutdown "WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT." Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. For 177 years, AP has been the steady voice America turns to on election night. Our reporters, election analysts and graphics journalists simply tell you who won — no spin, no bias, just facts.

We're not owned by billionaires. We don't have an editorial agenda. We just count votes and report results, the same way we've done since 1848. Democracy itself depends on having one trusted source that puts facts above everything else. Takeaways from an eventful 2025 election cycle. By Caroline Soler, Christine Zhang and Alex Lemonides

Is there such a thing as an “off year” for U.S. elections? The elections in 2025 were not nearly as all-encompassing as last year’s presidential race, nor as chaotic as what is expected from next year’s midterms. But hundreds of elections were held in dozens of states, including local contests, mayoral races, special congressional elections and two highly anticipated governor’s races. Many of the elections were seen as early tests of how lasting President Trump’s 2024 gains might be and as a preview of what might happen in 2026. Here are five takeaways from the 2025 election cycle.

Democrats victorious in New Jersey and Virginia governor elections, California Proposition 50 vote, and mayoral races. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has won the New York mayoral election to become the city’s first Muslim mayor, polls projected late on Tuesday after voting closed in the closely watched election. By the time 91 percent of votes had been counted late on Tuesday night, Mamdani, who stood as the candidate for the Democratic Party, had won more than one million votes in the mayoral... Democrats also won gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia on the same day, and Californians voted to allow the state’s Democratic lawmakers to redraw the congressional map. Here are some key takeaways from the local United States elections: In the first major electoral test of the second Trump administration, Democrats swept the major races in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City, while voters in California approved a new congressional map that...

Scan the QR code to download the CNN app on Google Play. Scan the QR code to download the CNN app from the Apple Store. The 2025 election results are in, with Democrats securing key victories in several high-profile races across the country — from New York to Virginia and New Jersey. The 2025 election results are in, with Democrats securing key victories in several high-profile races across the country — from New York to Virginia and New Jersey, offering a wave of momentum heading into... Other analysts caution, however, that while the victories — including Zohran Mamdani’s grassroots win in New York — signal energy within the party, the results may be more reflective of local dynamics than a... In perhaps the most-watched race, Mamdani clinched the mayoral race over former Gov.

Andrew M. Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. In New York, voter turnout for the mayoral race was the largest in decades. Another closely watched race was New Jersey’s gubernatorial contest, which saw former Navy helicopter pilot U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill overcome Republican Jack Ciattarelli.

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