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.
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 a look at some of the major statewide and local races on the ballot:
In New Jersey, Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republ

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