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The First Big Elections of the New Trump Era Are Today. Here’s What to Look For.

The mayor’s race in New York will gauge voters’ desire for a left-wing shift, and Democrats running for governor in New Jersey and Virginia again made fighting the president central to their bids. Read More

Live Updates: Key Races in New Jersey and Virginia to Be Decided

The two governor’s contests are closely watched today, as is the outcome of a California redistricting measure intended to counter President Trump’s push to tilt more districts Republican. 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 live updates: Key races unfold in New York City, New Jersey and Virginia

High-profile races are unfolding across the country on Tuesday, including New York City's mayoral election and governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia. In California, voters will consider a ballot ... Read More

Trump escalates demands for 2020 election investigations and prosecutions

The renewed focus on 2020 comes as Trump has begun to see results from his demands to prosecute his critics, including former FBI director James B. Comey. Read More

What Tuesday’s Elections Might Tell Us About Trump

On Thursday, Trump took to Truth Social to call for Senate Republicans to “go for what is called the Nuclear Option.” “Get rid of the Filibuster, and get rid of it, NOW!” he wrote. Read More

What’s on the ballot in the first general election since Donald Trump became president

Donald Trump features prominently in state and local elections happening Tuesday, a year after he retook the White House. Read More

Elections in New York, New Jersey and Virginia offer early test of Trump's agenda

Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will choose their next governors on Tuesday in a pair of races that will serve as an early gauge of the American electorate's response to President Donald Trump's ... Read More

5 Things We’re Watching on Election Day in California

Here’s what to know about voting in today’s election. The Justice Department plans to monitor polling sites in five counties in California, a move that will likely heighten tensions on Election Day ... Read More

Trump Is Putting Election Deniers in Charge of Elections

You could be forgiven for thinking that the election deniers of 2020, who claimed vocally and spuriously that fraud had cost President Trump re-election that year, had faded into obscurity after he ... 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