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Democrats swept three key statewide races during Tuesday's election, propelled by voters expressing "buyer's remorse" over President Donald Trump's second administration, according to one analyst.

CNN's Van Jones joined the network's election night coverage to discuss Democrats winning key races in New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and New York City. His comments come at a time when Democrats are seeking to ride the wave of enthusiasm into the 2026 midterm election.

CNN election expert John King was floored on Tuesday night after New Jersey's voters elected a Democrat as the state's next governor.

Democrat Mikie Sherill was projected to win the state's governor's seat against Republican Jack Ciattarelli. Sherill's race was called after she won 56% of the vote with more than three-quarters of precincts reporting, according to CNN.

CNN anchor Jake Tapper was astounded on Tuesday night at the speed at which Democrats were projected to win the governor's race in Virginia.

The race was called less than an hour after the polls closed, with former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger defeating Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, a Republican. CNN and The Associated Press called the race with Spanberger winning about 54% of the vote, with 32% of the vote counted.

An MSNBC panel erupted on Tuesday ahead of the polls closing in New York City, as one of the guests, former Trump administration diplomat and impeachment trial witness Gordon Sondland, compared Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

"Let's talk about the elephant in the room, which is our mayoral candidate in New York," said Sondland. "This is wrong on so many levels for both parties, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Zohran Mamdani elected as mayor is going to be a disaster. He might be helpful to the Republicans as the poster child for where the Democratic Party is headed. But for New York, which is one of the biggest economic engines on the planet, it is going to be a disaster on so many levels. And for Jews in New York to support Mamdani, who is an antisemite — how do I know he's an antisemite? Because he says he's an antisemite. It's very simple."

CNN election analyst David Chalian was astonished by the latest exit polls in the Virginia governor's race on Tuesday after they showed former Democrat Rep. Abigail Spanberger "walloping" her opponent, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, a Republican.

The poll was released shortly before polls closed at the 7 p.m. EST deadline on Tuesday. Chalian said they could provide some clues as to which demographics are buying the Democrats' message about the economy and President Donald Trump.

CNN anchor Dana Bash was visibly stunned on Tuesday during the network's election night coverage after being shown the latest exit polls for the New York City mayoral race live on-air.

CNN correspondent David Chalian revealed exit polling that showed voters had moved away from Republicans on issues like the economy, which was one of President Donald Trump's strongest issues during the 2024 campaign. For instance, 72% of voters in New York City said housing costs are a problem where they live. Trump promised to bring down the cost of housing during his campaign.

CNN anchor Jake Tapper hit a House Republican with a brutal fact-check during a live interview on Tuesday.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) joined Tapper on CNN's election night coverage, where Jordan answered questions about the ongoing government shutdown and how he thinks Republicans will fare during Tuesday's elections. Analysts have predicted Democrats to win big in elections spanning from the governor's offices in New Jersey and Virginia to the New York City mayoral race.

A prominent election lawyer blasted President Donald Trump during a podcast interview on Tuesday after the Trump administration suffered a loss in court.

Last week, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., permanently halted Trump's efforts to require people who file federal voter registration forms to prove they are U.S. citizens. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly argued that such a directive is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers, according to a report by PBS News.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted that President Donald Trump was in "optimal physical health" after CNN's Kristen Holmes noted that patients do not typically undergo MRI procedures during routine health screenings.

"Why did President Trump get an MRI?" Holmes asked during Tuesday's White House press briefing.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended President Donald Trump for throwing a Great Gatsby-themed party at Mar-A-Lago as his administration was expected to suspend supplemental food aid for Americans.

During a press conference on Tuesday, a reporter asked Johnson about the "split-screen" optics of Trump's lavish party, which occurred as recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps, wondered how they would feed themselves.