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.

Zohran Mamdani, a once unheralded state lawmaker from Queens whose affordability platform and charisma fueled a meteoric political rise, was elected on Tuesday as the 111th mayor of New York, accordi...

"My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty," he told the crowd during a victory speech, touting voters' "mandate for change" and "mandate for a city we can afford".

About half of Virginia voters said that the economy was the most important issue facing the Commonwealth, while about 2 in 10 said health care was.

Millions of voters are casting ballots Tuesday in U.S. state and local elections.

The closely watched race is all but certain to fuel debate over Democrats' future going into the midterms, a year after losing the presidency, the House and the Senate in 2024.