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* Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s mayoral race, NBC News projects, after the 34-year-old democratic socialist energized progressives in the city and across the country, while generating intense backlash from President Donald Trump and Republicans as well as some Democratic moderates. * Elections are taking place across the country, including in several closely watched races that could shed light on the impacts of Trump’s second term on the electorate. * In Virginia, former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger beat Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to become commonwealth’s first female governor, NBC News projects. * Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill defeated Trump-backed Jack Ciattarelli in the New Jersey gubernatorial election, NBC News projects. * California vote

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