Governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey, California’s redistricting ballot measure, a Texas special election, and some state legislative contests are on ballots Tuesday — the biggest tranche of elections since Donald Trump reclaimed the presidency.
The results will provide one barometer of voter sentiment and will be dissected for clues ahead of the broader 2026 midterm elections, when the narrowly Republican-led House and Senate will be up for grabs along with most governorships and state legislative seats.
Sometimes off-year election results generate momentum and presage bigger political gains for the prevailing party in the following year’s midterms. Democrats won ...