Millions of Americans around the country headed to the polls Tuesday for off-year elections that could foreshadow what's to come in the 2026 midterms. Among the key races are New York City mayor, Virginia and New Jersey governorships, and California's Proposition 50 resolution.

Virginia's polls closed at 7 p.m., and by 8 p.m. AP and other outlets were reporting that the Democratic candidate, Abigail Spanberger, had won the main race, becoming the state's first female governor in history. The race was between Spanberger and Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears. With Virginia seen as a purple state, Spanberger made the race all about Trump opposition, trying to tie Sears to the president and the unpopular government shutdown that has directly affected many Virginia voters.

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