Democrats Cast Election Night as a Comeback

Democratic leaders suggested that a string of election-night victories was evidence of a political resurgence headed into the 2026 midterms, pointing to wins in New York City, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Maine, and California. “American voters just delivered a Democratic resurgence. A Republican reckoning. A Blue Sweep,” Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said in a statement celebrating results across multiple states. “We will earn every vote. We will win.” The DNC highlighted victories including Zohran Mamdani’s win for New York City mayor, gubernatorial wins by Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey, the retention of three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices, two statewide Public Service Commission seats in Georgia, the defeat of Maine’s Question 1 on absentee voting, and the passage of California’s redistricting Proposition 50....