High-profile races are unfolding across the country on Tuesday, including New York City's mayoral election and governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia.In California, voters will consider a ballot measure that puts forth a redrawn congressional map that could net Democrats five House seats.

"They allow us to get a sense of where voter attitudes and energy are moving," said Carolyn Ryan, a managing editor of The New York Times who used to run its Politics desk.

Election Day this year, Nov. 4, 2025, falls on an off year for congressional elections.

Tuesday marks the nation’s first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, and his leadership and policies dominated the debate in almost every race — even though th...

A victory for Mamdani would give the city its first Muslim mayor and its youngest leader in generations, while elevating the democratic socialist to political stardom and giving his brand of economic ...