"Polls have officially closed in the high-stakes and closely-watched race to be the next mayor of New York City. Turnout was high. The New York City board of elections is reporting that New Yorkers have cast more than 2m ballots for the first time in more than a half-century. We officially hit TWO MILLION votes - first time since 1969! Polls are open until 9pm. If you are on line by 9pm, you will be allowed to vote"
"It won't be long now, Senator Cory Booker joyfully proclaimed to the crowd in the East Brunswick Hilton ballroom as results poured in. New Jersey has come together and tonight the whole nation will hear us roar. Mikie Sherrill's campaign vice chair Dr. Patricia Campos-Medina declared that We are the firewall against Donald Trump, praising the New Jersey's diverse immigrant communities that turned out for the Democratic Party."
"Virginians are making history tonight! NBC News projects that Ghazala Hashmi has prevailed in the state's lieutenant governor's race, becoming the first Muslim American woman elected to statewide office in the US. Hashmi, a Democrat, flipped the seat currently held by Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, who lost her bid for the governorship to Abigail Spanberger. Spanberger is the first woman elected governor in the state."
Polls closed in the New York City mayoral race with turnout exceeding two million votes, the highest since 1969. The New York City board of elections confirmed more than 2 million ballots cast and reminded voters in line by 9pm would be allowed to vote. Democratic representative Mikie Sherrill won the New Jersey governor's race, energizing supporters at a victory event where calls against Trump administration attacks and praise for diverse immigrant communities featured prominently. In Virginia, Abigail Spanberger won the governorship as the state's first woman governor, and Ghazala Hashmi became the first Muslim American woman elected to statewide office by winning lieutenant governor.
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