
Reflections on the 2025 elections
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, multiple major elections were held in several different states across the country. In Virginia, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger defeated Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears to become the state’s first female governor. Rep. Mikie Sherrill defeated businessman Jack Ciattarelli to become the next governor of New Jersey. In a race many people were following closely, State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to become mayor of New York City. Democrats Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard retook two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission in an upset victory. Voters in California passed Prop. 50, giving Gov. Gavin Newsom the ability to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Three Democratic justices won re-election to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. All around, it was a good








