From California to NYC: 4 races to watch this Election Day

NPR Staff

November 04, 2025 / 2:00 am

Voting concludes Tuesday for elections in a number of states and localities , and perhaps the highest-profile contest is one that was only scheduled a few months ago.

A special election in California allows the state's voters to weigh in on what is now a cross-country redistricting battle between the two major parties ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Here are details on that contest and three others we're watching this Election Day. (And when polls close, find results for these key races here .)

California redistricting

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Proposition 50 would replace California's current congressional lines with a map favoring Democrats.

The maneuver is Gov. Gavin Newsom's

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