WASHINGTON — Democrat Abigail Spanberger won Virginia’s election for governor on Tuesday, U.S. media said, the first of several contests that will serve as an early gauge of how Americans are responding to President Donald Trump’s tumultuous nine months in office.

Spanberger, 46, a former congresswoman and CIA officer, will be the first woman to serve as Virginia’s governor after easily defeating Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears.

Polls closed in New Jersey’s gubernatorial contest, where Democrat Mikie Sherrill was locked in what opinion polls suggested was a tight battle with Republican Jack Ciattarelli.

Across the river in New York City’s mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, faces 67-year-old Andrew Cuomo, the former gov

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