Abigail Spanberger was elected Virginia's governor in a night of victories for the Democrats. Photo: AP PHOTO

Democrats have swept a trio of races in the first major elections since Donald Trump regained the presidency, giving the beleaguered party a shot of momentum as it looks ahead to the congressional midterm elections in 2026.

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In New York City, Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the mayoral race, capping a meteoric and unlikely rise from an anonymous state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures.

And in Virginia and New Jersey, Dem

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