New Yorkers looked set to elect a young Muslim leftist as mayor Tuesday as US voters cast judgment for the first time on Donald Trump's tumultuous second presidency in nationwide local elections.

While Zohran Mamdani's rise has dominated headlines, gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey and a redistricting proposition in California were also seen as offering early gauges of the US political mood nearly 10 months after Trump's return to the White House.

Virginia Democrats celebrated an early win on election night, with Abigail Spanberger taking the governor's mansion from Republicans, which may indicate a revived opposition ahead of next year's midterm elections to decide control of Congress.

In New York, Mamdani, aged just 34, is a self-described socialist who was virtually unkn

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