The New York City mayor’s race pitting Zohran Mamdani against Andrew Cuomo will determine whether the city elects its first Muslim mayor and its youngest leader in generations or offers a comeback for a longtime politician who resigned as governor four years ago in disgrace.

Other top races in Tuesday’s election include a pair of races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia and a ballot measure in California that Democrats are counting on for next year’s elections to determine control of Congress.

Though local issues are a major factor in Tuesday’s contests, the winners take on an outsize role in a year when President Donald Trump has battled with governors and mayors as he’s deployed National Guard troops and immigration agents across cities and states. For Democrats,

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