2 weeks ago - After filing closed last week, Randolph Mayor Joe Hathaway has the GOP contest to himself, but the Democratic primary will be highly competitive, as the field contains more than a dozen contenders. We are rating the special election as Safe Democratic. ... Democrats were underestimated in New Jersey and Virginia, while two-way polls in New York City anticipated what might happen if the non-Mamdani vote consolidated.

October 30, 2025 - In Virginia, 55% favor Spanberger, 41% Earle-Sears, and 4% are undecided. In New Jersey, Democrat Mikie Sherrill holds a 51% to 42% lead over Republican Jack Ciattarelli, with 1% favoring other candidates and 5% undecided.

November 1, 2025 - Why it matters: The White House knows it's much harder to turn out pro-Trump voters and other Republicans when Trump himself isn't on the ballot. The Trump operation views Tuesday's races as tough, but also a lab to determine how to turn out voters heading into 2026. "Virginia has always been an incubator for testing tactics for the midterm election," a Trump adviser told Axios. In New Jersey, the total now invested far surpasses what the Trump operation spent eight years ago, when the pro-Trump forces essentially abandoned the state toward the end of the campaign, Republicans say.

July 9, 2025 - Virginia and New Jersey hold gubernatorial elections in November with open seats in both states, representing the primary off-year elections that often serve as political bellwethers for the following year's larger election cycles.

November 4, 2025 - Polling is giving observers a clearer picture of what to expect on Election Day as voters cast their ballots. Key elections in Virginia, New Jersey, New York City and California could hold big impl…

November 3, 2025 - This page covers many of the high-profile races on Election Day, Tuesday November 4. Use the links above for full results. Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will elect new governors as both incumbents are term-limited.

2 weeks ago - Gubernatorial elections were held in the United States on November 4, 2025, in New Jersey and Virginia.

2 weeks ago - Voters who backed Donald Trump in 2024 and swung to Democrats in this year's Virginia and New Jersey elections did so over economic concerns, according to focus groups conducted by a Democratic pollster and obtained by POLITICO.

September 12, 2025 - Both New Jersey and Virginia will hold gubernatorial elections in 2025.

November 3, 2025 - Kamala Harris’s victory by less than 6 points was the closest result in New Jersey since 1992 and 10 points worse than Joe Biden’s showing in 2020. Was that a fluke or the start of something bigger? Trump flipped five counties outright from 2020 to 2024 and in several others saw huge gains, particularly in the New York and Philadelphia suburbs. We shouldn’t compare Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli to Trump’s performance in these places. The electorates are dramatically different.

November 19, 2025 - WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill was elected New Jersey governor on Tuesday over Republican Jack Ciattarelli, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump. WATCH: A look at the New Jersey governor's race and its national implications

3 weeks ago - — In Virginia, Democrats were underestimated in all three statewide races, and polling conducted prior to Attorney General-elect Jay Jones’s (D) violent text message scandal better reflected the actual margin than polls conducted after. — In New Jersey, Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D) eclipsed Jack Ciattarelli (R) and outperformed the average of final polls by double-digits.

November 4, 2025 - Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, outside New York City Hall on Monday: “I continue to be confident about our chances heading into Election Day tomorrow. But I will not allow myself or let this movement to become complacent.” · Polling places in New York, New Jersey and Virginia are open for in-person voting, with initial results expected to emerge after polls close Tuesday evening.

November 16, 2025 - The swings were especially dramatic in suburban and exurban areas like Spotsylvania and Morris County, New Jersey. Morris County is part of a traditionally Republican state legislative district where liberal Democrat Marisa Sweeney and one of two incumbent Republicans are so close in the vote count that The Associated Press considers the race, which will have two winners, too close to call. “You go into the grocery store, you see what things cost, and it’s just not working,” Sweeney said. Virginia House of Delegates, Del.-elect, Nicole Cole, speaks with constituents Thursday, Nov.

November 6, 2025 - The president called Tuesday night's election results "interesting" and "we learned a lot." "Last night, it was, you know, not expected to be a victory," he said. "It was very Democrat areas. But I don't think it was good for Republicans. I'm not sure it was good for anybody. But we had an interesting evening and we learned a lot." ... The Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Virginia and New Jersey could be on track for decisive victories, just one year after both states moved closer to the GOP.

November 5, 2025 - They held protests, spoke all night ... they finally hit back in a more concrete way. Democrats won statewide elections in Virginia, New Jersey, California and Pennsylvania....

November 5, 2025 - 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. And Virginia, Democrat Abigail Spanberger secured the governor’s seat over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, extending her party’s recent streak of statewide victories.