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 measure that puts forth a redrawn congressional map that could net Democrats five House seats.

Democrat Abigail Spanberger leads Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia’s gubernatorial race, according to the latest polls. Spanberger, a former congresswoman, leads Earle-Sears, the current lieutenant governor,

The race, in one of two states where voters are picking governors this year, is seen as a snapshot of voter sentiment nine months into the Trump administration.

Ms. Spanberger, a centrist Democrat, has led in most polls against Ms. Earle-Searles, the Republican lieutenant governor. One of them will become Virginia’s first female chief executive.

One notable absence from this year’s Virginia governor race: a signature photo of the Republican candidate posing thumbs-up with President Trump, the mark of his endorsement. Trump expressed support for Republican hopeful Winsome Earle-Sears when he was asked about the race by a reporter in October,

The race to replace term-limited Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin has taken on national dimensions from the start, serving as a testing ground for both parties.

Virginia voters will either elect the first openly gay Republican or the first Muslim woman to statewide office in the country.

Wall Street is on edge heading into the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday, with a potential victory for Zohran Mamdani set to reverberate through the heart of global capitalism, where financiers worry about the city's lasting competitiveness and appeal.