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New Jersey and Virginia are the only two states to hold contests for governor in the year after a presidential election.

Those elections, which traditionally grab outsized national attention, are viewed by political pundits as key barometers ahead of the following year's midterm showdowns for the U.S. House and Senate.

And this year, the 2025 elections are seen as crucial early tests of President Donald Trump 's unprecedented and relentless second-term agenda.

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They also offer Democrats their first major shot at redemption, following last year's ballot box setbacks, when the party lost control of the White House and Senate, and failed to win back the Hous

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