People vote at a polling location in the Queens borough of New York City on November 4. Leonardo Munoz/AFP/Getty Images

Americans are heading to the polls across the country Tuesday to vote in a handful of states and cities.

Not everyone is voting. But the plots and subplots are still important. And there will be plenty to learn from the results.

Some of the most significant contests of Election Day 2025: races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, the New York City mayor’s race, a much-watched redistricting ballot measure in California, and key state Supreme Court retention elections in Pennsylvania.

Below are some of my big questions today.

1. Can Democrats show real momentum?

The 2026 midterm elections pose a conundrum.

On the one hand, President Donald Trump and many of

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