Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
Democratic candidates did well in key elections yesterday.
The Associated Press has called the New York City mayoral election for Zoran Mamdani,
the gubernatorial race in New Jersey for Mikey Sherrill,
and in Virginia, the gubernatorial race for Abigail Spanberger.
From Member Station WAMU, Margaret Barthel reports on the Virginia race.
Spanburger will be Virginia's first female governor,
easily defeating Republican winsome Earl Sears, the current Lieutenant Governor.
You all chose leadership that will focus relentlessly on what matters most.
Lowering costs, keeping our communities safe and strengthening our economy for every Virginian.
Spanburger previously served three terms in Congress and as a CIA officer.
The contest received national attention as one of the first major tests of voter sentiment towards the Trump administration.
For NPR News, I'm Margaret Barthel in Washington.
In California,
voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure that will let lawmakers redraw the state's congressional maps.
The goal is to try to send five more Democrats to Congress.
California Governor Gavin Newsom wants more democratically led states to join the effort.
We need the state of Virginia.
We need the state of Maryland.
We need our friends in New York and Illinois and Colorado.