The first general election of Donald Trump’s second term is now behind us, and things are looking … optimistic? Zohran Mamdani will be the new mayor of New York City. Virginia has elected both its first woman governor and the first Muslim woman to ever hold statewide office anywhere. Read on for all the other good news that happened Tuesday night after polls closed.

Mayor Mamdani

Voters have elected a 34-year-old assemblyman and democratic socialist to be the new mayor of New York City. Mamdani defeated disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent after losing the Democratic primary, and Republican Curtis Sliwa . Mamdani will be the city’s first Muslim mayor when he takes office in January.

Abigail Spanberger is Virginia’s first woman governor

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