#elections 2025

[bethama]

I know Pennsylvania's elections weren't sexy like Mamdani but we voted tidily to retain all of the liberal supreme and superior court judges on the ballot, ensuring that we comfortably remain a swing state for the foreseeable future instead of another gerrymandered red monstrosity. Which, if not sexy, is at least a little kinky.

[phoenixfeathersinfall]

Some good news coming through about election day…

*Mamdani took the mayorship of NYC. He is the first Muslim to be elected mayor of the city. 🩵

*Spanberger took the governorship of Virginia, flipping the state . She is also the first woman governor there. They have also elected a new Democrat attorney general. 🩵

*In my home state, minimum wage is set to increase to $15/hr statewide in 2026, with a provision for tipped workers also 🩵

*Pennsylvania has maintained a Democratic majority on their state Supreme Court 🩵

*Sherill took the governorship of New Jersey, flipping the state. 🩵

*Sheffield has been elected the first female mayor of Detroit . Pittsburgh and Cincinnati have also elected Democrat mayors 🩵

*Some Democrat flips have happened at the state level in Georgia. This may be the first time in decades 🩵

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

Cheney died and Mamdani won.

Is this what a good day feels like?

[chaneajoyyy]

Love seeing all the democratic flips!!

[shefightsforall]

Going to keep posting the good news as it comes.

[asm5129]

Heather Cox Richardson makes a great point. Every. Election. In. Every. State. Matters. 2026 & 2028 are going to be shaped by every race & every vote from now until then. If you want free & fair elections you need to vote BEFORE the big ones. Whens your next chance to vote? Check locally!

[transpondster]

Iowa Democrats win massive upset to break GOP supermajority

Catelin Drey's victory may portend more good news for Democrats next year

Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey won a major upset on Tuesday night, flipping a deep-red seat in the state Senate and breaking the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.

Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch by a wide 55-45 margin in a district Donald Trump carried by 11 points last year.

It's the second conservative district that Iowa Republicans have lost in the legislature this year, and the results will further buoy Democratic hopes for similar victories in contests for governor and the U.S. Senate in 2026.

The most immediate impact will be felt right away. Drey's defeat of Republican Christopher Prosch, following a shock win by Democrat Mike Zimmer in January, chisels the GOP's advantage in the Iowa Senate down to 33-17.

Crucially, that means Gov. Kim Reynolds will no longer be able to rely solely on the support of fellow Republicans to confirm her picks for judgeships and state cabinet posts, since nominees must be confirmed by two-thirds of the Senate.

But the outcome may say even more about the broader political environment in Iowa. In three prior special elections in the Hawkeye State this year (including Zimmer's), Democrats have run far ahead of last year's presidential results.

[ivovynckier]

Today, Al Pacino has a message for The Donald.

"You stupid fucking cunt. I'm talking to you, shithead. Where did you learn your trade? You idiot. Who ever told you that you could work with men?"