Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York City
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While the lawsuit faces a long-shot path toward success, it represents growing resistance to Republican efforts to redistrict states.
The lawsuit comes as both parties escalate mid-decade redistricting efforts nationwide, with states like Texas, Missouri and North Carolina enacting new lines
A redistricting arms race, started by President Trump’s push to redraw Texas maps in Republicans’ favor, continues, but it may be reaching its limits.
The suit claims that Black and Latino voters in Staten Island are unfairly marginalized by the current map and are pushing for it to be redrawn to include parts of Lower Manhattan.
See local results in the 2025 elections for New York City mayor and the governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey.
Among the first statewide votes since President Trump returned for a second term, two Democrats have won the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia.
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