WASHINGTON —

One year after Donald Trump retook the White House and set into motion a dramatic expansion of executive power, the Republican president figures prominently in state and local elections being held Tuesday.

Video above: House Speaker Mike Johnson talks about potential impact of Tuesday's elections on the government shutdown

The results of those contests — the first general election of Trump's second term — will be heralded by the victors as either a major repudiation or resounding stamp of approval of his second-term agenda. That's especially true in high-profile races for Virginia and New Jersey governor, New York City mayor , and a California proposition to redraw its congressional district boundaries.

More than half of the states will hold contests on Tuesday. Here's

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