Voters in New York and New Jersey are set to decide two major elections Tuesday which could serve as bellwethers for the 2026 midterm elections and provide blueprints across the country for how both parties can find success in the future.

Candidates from different wings of the Democratic Party won key races on Election Day 2025 in the biggest test since President Trump's victory last year. Follow live results here.

Democrats swept key elections across the country on Tuesday night, delivering a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s second term so far and boosting the party’s hopes ahead of the midterms. In Virginia — traditionally a bellwether in the year after a presidential election — Democrats won every statewide contest,

The first major elections since Donald Trump’s victory last November are poised to deliver signals to both parties ahead of next year’s midterms.

Newsweek has rounded up what the polls say ahead of Tuesday's elections in New York City, New Jersey and Virginia.