Virginia, New Jersey and Democrats
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One reason the races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey mark a big victory for Democrats: the results suggest these typically blue states are getting bluer, and Democratic enthusiasm is rising. President Trump lost both states just a year ago by single-digit margins.
President Donald Trump held telephone rallies in New Jersey and Virginia to mobilize voters on the eve of the Nov. 4 election.
Ms. Sherrill, a Democrat, will be the second woman to serve as governor of New Jersey. The first, Christine Todd Whitman, a onetime Republican, endorsed Ms. Sherrill.
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Former NJ gov, councilman advance to runoff mayoral race in New Jersey's second-largest city
James Solomon and former Gov. James McGreevey will continue their mayoral campaign in Jersey City in a runoff election slated for December after no candidate won a majority of votes.