With the battle for control of Congress and a slew of gubernatorial elections already heating up ahead of next fall’s midterms, Tuesday's elections are being viewed by both parties — and competing factions within each party — as a key test of the messages, policies, candidates and public sentiment that will dictate how billions of dollars are spent across hundreds of races over the next year.

A mayor’s race in New York City has seized national attention as a referendum on the future of the Democratic Party and the path forward for the nation’s largest city. It’s taking place in the hometown of a Republican president who has indicated he is following closely and may respond punitively if democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani prevails.

In New Jersey and Virginia — two blue states t

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