The 4 marquee elections of 2025: From the Politics Desk
1. California.
It’s the election that truly was on no one’s radar at the start of the year, because no one had any idea it would even be taking place. But Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to blow up the state’s congressional map and draw more seats for his party will be on the ballot in November.
2. New Jersey. Republican
Jack Ciattarelli is facing some similarly daunting history in New Jersey, where the president’s party has lost eight of the last nine governor’s races.
3. Virginia.
History is a major obstacle for Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. Why? Because she’s a Republican and so is the current occupant of the White House. And in 11 of the last 12 gubernatorial elections in Virginia, the candidate from the president’s party has gone down in defeat.
4. New York
City. Ever since Zohran Mamdani’s surprisingly emphatic victory in the Democratic primary, the race for mayor has seemed stuck in place. While Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, carries formidable political baggage, the opposition to him is divided among three candidates whose liabilities are just as glaring.
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