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Justices are elected to 10-year terms on the State Supreme Court here, and Democrats hold a five-seat majority. But three Democrats are up for “retention” elections, meaning voters can send them home. Read More

How Two Times Editors Work on Getting Election Results Right

Accurate, reliable results play a role in free and fair elections. So does explaining the data and helping people understand when and how it will be reported. Read More

Election Day 2025 live updates in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam counties

Final New York City Board of Elections tallies showed over 735,000 check-ins in the early voting period from Oct. 25 to Nov. 2. In 2021, the last time the city elected its mayor, over 169,000 people ... Read More

Election Day 2025: These Are The Races To Watch—And What They Say About National Political Trends

Redistricting is on the ballot in California and competitive gubernatorial races are underway in Virginia and New Jersey. Read More

Democrats sweep key races in 2025 elections in early referendum on Trump

Candidates from different wings of the Democratic Party won key races on Election Day 2025 in the biggest test since President Trump's victory last year. Read More

Elections on Tuesday Offer Democrats a Chance to Get Off the Mat

Democrats have no federal contests that would allow them to check President Trump’s power, but governors’ races, mayoral contests and referendums will test momentum and divisions in both parties. Read More

Elections Show Trump’s Edge on the Economy Slipping

Democrats harnessed worries about the cost of living, with polls showing that Republicans’ longtime advantage on the economy has evaporated. Read More

Two Signs That Democrats Flipped Trump Supporters on Tuesday

Instead, the two Democrats won so decisively because they also flipped a crucial sliver of voters who said they supported Mr. Trump in 2024. Ms. Sherrill and Ms. Spanberger both won 7 percent of Mr. Read More

How Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral win could change New York politics, 2026 elections

Mamdani, a democratic socialist in the state Assembly, will become New York City's first Muslim mayor and its first mayor of South Asian descent. Read More

After Decades of Low Turnout for Mayor’s Races, Voting Surges in New York

Voter participation in the city, which once surpassed 90 percent, cratered in recent elections. Here’s a look at why it fell, and why this year has been different. Read More

Trump responds to first major elections of his second term as Mamdani wins in New York

Democrats swept to victory in the first major test of President Donald Trump’s second term. Follow here for live news updates, results, analysis and more. Read More

Trump Issues Dark All-Caps Election Day Warning: ‘YOU WILL RUE THE DAY’

In a series of Truth Social posts, the president weighed in on a number of elections despite going against his own advice in one high-profile instance. Read More