Democrats have swept a trio of races in the first major elections since Donald Trump regained the presidency, giving the beleaguered party a shot of momentum as it looks ahead to the congressional midterm elections in 2026.

In New York City, Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the mayoral race, capping a meteoric and unlikely rise from an anonymous state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures.

And in Virginia and New Jersey, Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill won the elections for governor with commanding leads, respectively.

The contests offered a barometer of how Americans are responding to Trump's tumultuous nine months in office.

The races also served as a test of differing Democratic campaign playbooks ahead of 2026, with

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