(The Center Square) – Governor’s races, city mayoral campaigns and redistricting initiatives will bring voters to the polls on Tuesday for a consequential off-year Election Day.

Elections in California, New Jersey, New York City and Virginia have captured national attention for their close poll numbers and potential to gauge the country’s political divide one year after the 2024 presidential election.

California

In California, voters will decide whether the state should set aside existing electoral maps made by an independent third party in favor of ones made by state Democrats. Proposition 50 could add as many as five more Democrat-leaning congressional districts to the U.S. House of Representatives.

California Democrats said the vote is in an effort to directly counter President Dona

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