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Good Morning to all the wine moms! And Hispanic voters! And … Gen-Z men? Tuesday was a very, very good day for Democrats across the country.
Obviously the most watched contest was in New York, where the mayoral election became a proxy battle in the Trump administration’s war on cities. Turns out, people resent having their tax dollars used to extort them into voting for someone odious — especially when they contribute tens of billions of dollars more they get back to the federal fisc every single year. And Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger’s resounding victories in the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections confirm that Republican policies are really, really unpopular.
Guess everyone got tired of waiting for $2 gas and decided to skip right to transgender for everyone!
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But across the country, there were dozens of down-ballot races where Democrats cleaned up. Let’s enjoy five!
1. Virginia House of Delegates
It’s not just Gov. Glenn Youngkin who will be packing his fleece vest and leaving Richmond — 27 percent of Republicans in the commonwealth’s House of Delegates will be heading home as well.
Democrats flipped 13 seats, increasing their total from 51 to 64, almost a supermajority. That’s the best showing for Democrats in the chamber since 1987. With the GOP’s desultory performance Tuesday, Democrats now are almost certain to gerrymander Virginia’s congressional maps before the 2026 election, netting Democrats three or possibly four seats.
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Democrats won every single close race, flipping four seats in districts won by Trump and nine in districts won by Harris — a major accomplishment for Abigail Spanberger and the Virginia Democratic Party.
In Northern Virginia’s HD30, newcomer John McAuliffe bested incumbent Geary Higgins, outraising him three to one. In the 22 years since it was created, the district has never been represented by a Democrat. Just two years ago, Higgins coasted to a six-point victory and Trump won it by a point. This year McAuliffe edged out Higgins by two.
