High-profile elections unfold across the country on Tuesday, including mayoral races in New York and gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia.
In California, voters will consider voting it represents a reworked congressional map that could give Democrats five House seats.
The election carries high stakes for both. Democrats And republicansand will provide a picture of how Americans are feeling about President Donald Trump's first nine months in office.
Latest Developments
November 4, 20:12
Curtis Sliwa performs the 6-7 dance to encourage people to vote
New York GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa used the “6-7” meme and dance that Dictionary.com recently named the “Word of 2025” in a post on X Tuesday night encouraging people to vote.
“How many votes do you have to bring from your family? 6–7. 2 hours left: now go and vote!” Sliwa wrote, sharing a video of himself performing the “6-7” dance at the request of a young New Yorker.
– Oren Oppenheim of ABC News
November 4, 20:00
Elections close in New Jersey
Polls are currently closed in New Jersey, one of two states holding gubernatorial elections this November. Race drawn out ahead of election day.
November 4, 19:58
ABC News predicts Spanberger will win Virginia governor's race
ABC News projects Democrat Abigail Spanberger will win the Virginia governor's race, based on an analysis of the vote.
Win McNamee/Getty Images – PHOTO: Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger arrives for a rally at Virginia Commonwealth University on November 3, 2025, in Richmond, Virginia.
November 4, 19:52
Most Virginia voters work or previously worked for the federal government: exit poll
Many voters in Virginia work or previously worked for the federal government or as a federal contractor, many of whom are now laid off, according to ABC News' preliminary analysis of exit polls.
Election Day marks the 35th day of the government shutdown. Many federal employees were laid off; others have lost their jobs due to President Donald Trump's deep cuts in federal government spending.
About one in five Virginia voters said they currently or previously worked for the federal government or as a federal contractor, according to ABC News exit polls.
– Emily Gaskin of ABC News
November 4, 19:00
Polls are closed in Virginia
Polls are currently closed in Virginia, where the gubernatorial race is being closely watched.
November 4, 18:51
New Jersey voters focus on taxes and economy: exit polls
Taxes and the economy are the most important issues to New Jersey voters, according to a preliminary exit poll analysis by ABC News.
A majority of New Jersey voters said the state's economy was doing “not very good” or “bad” and that property taxes were a “major problem” where they live, according to the analysis.
A majority of New Jersey voters also said the cost of electricity where they live is a “major problem,” according to the analysis.
– Emily Gaskin of ABC News
November 4, 18:50
Kentucky Elections Official Tells State Voters There Will Be No Election This Year After Complaints
Kentucky election officials on Tuesday felt compelled to address an unexpected complaint from some voters: Why are polling places closed?
Answer? There are no elections in Kentucky.
That hasn't stopped some voters in the state from flocking to the polls only to be disappointed to learn they can't vote in high-profile races in Virginia and New York, Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams said.
“We're getting calls about the polls being closed. They're closed because we don't have an election today,” he wrote on X. “Kentucky is voting next year. You can't vote in Kentucky today for the mayor of New York or the governor of Virginia. Sorry.”
– Lucien Bruggeman of ABC News
November 4, 18:47
New York voters concerned about cost of living: exit poll
More than half of New York City voters said Tuesday that the cost of living is the most important issue facing the city, eclipsing other issues measured in an ABC News preliminary exit poll.
– Emily Gaskin of ABC News
November 4, 18:45
Economy, federal cuts top issues for Virginia voters: exit polls
The economy is the biggest issue for Virginia voters, according to an ABC News exit poll analysis.
A majority of Virginia voters said federal government cuts are affecting their finances. Most voters said Virginia's economy was doing well, but few said their personal finances were improving.
Many voters in Virginia work or previously worked for the federal government or as a federal contractor, many of whom are currently laid off.
– Emily Gaskin of ABC News
November 4, 18:44
A group of Democratic governors says they're encouraged by turnout.
A spokesman for the Democratic Governors Association told ABC News that the group is encouraged by daily turnout trends in New Jersey and Virginia and says they believe the races are in their favor down to this central difference in messaging.
“The biggest contrast in both races is that Democrats delivered a message about the economy and never lost focus on affordability and their own positive cost-cutting plans, while GOP candidates refused to distance themselves from Trump even when he was causing massive damage to local economies like DOGE in Virginia and the Gateway Tunnel in New Jersey,” the official said.
– ABC News' Brittany Shepherd
