Mamdani, a 34-year-old member of the New York State Assembly and the Democratic Party’s nominee for mayor, took 50.4% of the vote on Tuesday.

The Democrats dominated the first major election day since Donald Trump became president with a series of victories

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo took a last-minute shot at Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, calling him an "extreme far socialist." Cuomo trails Mamdani by nearly 15% in the RCP Average of polls going into election day.

Democrats were riding high after their election victories, while Republicans were brushing aside off-year races as aberrations that aren't predictive of the 2026 midterms.

The Democratic Party is perceived as being overly-focused on “Protecting the rights of undocumented immigrants” and “Protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans,” the survey found.

Turnout approached nearly half the number of votes cast in last year’s presidential election — an unprecedented campus showing for an off-cycle election year.

California's Yes on Proposition 50 won by a large margin. State Assembly member Matt Haney hosts election night party. He and others react to the landslide victory. The win means redistricting that the Democratic Party may flip 5 congressional seats from Republican to Democrat in next year's Midterm elections.

Republicans are working to make New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party in the midterms.

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin defended California’s redistricting efforts while criticizing Republicans’ own efforts as unconstitutional.