These progressives were declared dead in 2024. They racked up wins on Election Day 2025.

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Tuesday was a banner day for progressive prosecutors. Philadelphia’s Larry Krasner was elected to a third term , defeating Patrick Dugan. Krasner had already bested Dugan by 30 points in May’s Democratic primary. Dugan secured the Republican nomination as a write-in candidate, rendering the general election a rematch of the primary. But Krasner’s victory was even more resounding the second time around—he beat Dugan by nearly 50 points.

Krasner was not the only progressive prosecutor to win reelection this week. Stephanie Morales, of Portsmouth, Virginia, also secured a third term , receiving more than twice as many votes as either of her two challengers. In Ne