Voters are heading to the polls today for the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
Virginia and New Jersey voters will choose new governors, while New York City will elect a new mayor.
Based on polling, the governor's seat is poised to flip from Republican to Democrat. In an Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll, Democrat Abigail Spanberger led Republican Winsome Earle-Sears 55-44. Unlike most states, Virginia limits governors to one four-year term. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin defeated Terry McAuliffe in 2021 by just two percentage points.
While there is a clear frontrunner in Virginia, polling is showing a real tight race in New Jersey. Democrat Mikie Sherrill leads Republican Jack Ciattarelli by just one percentage point in the Emers

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