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Ralph S. Northam, Virginia’s lieutenant governor, defeated his Republican opponent, Ed Gillespie, according to The Associated Press, on Tuesday to keep the state’s governorship in Democratic hands. Here’s what to know about Mr. Northam. Mr.

FAIRFAX, Va. — Voters delivered their first forceful rebuke of President Trump and his party on Tuesday night, with Democrats exploiting Mr. Trump’s deep unpopularity to capture the governorships in Virginia and New Jersey and make significant inroads into suburban communities that once favored the Republican Party. The Democratic Party’s crowning success of the night came in Virginia, where Lt. Gov. Ralph S.

FAIRFAX, Va. — Voters delivered their first forceful rebuke of President Trump and his party on Tuesday night, with Democrats exploiting Mr. Trump’s deep unpopularity to capture the governorships in Virginia and New Jersey and make significant inroads into suburban communities that once favored the Republican Party. The Democratic Party’s crowning success of the night came in Virginia, where Lt. Gov. Ralph S.

Voters head to the polls Tuesday in Virginia to decide their next governor in a race that has been closely watched as a bellwether for the 2018 Donald Trump’s influence in the only Southern state he lost in 2016. The race between Lt. Gov.

On Tuesday, New Jersey voters head to the Donald Trump. The race to replace the deeply unpopular Christie features two candidates who are relatively unknown on a national level. Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno has served eight years as Christie's No. 2 in Trenton, and Democrat Phil Murphy had a brief run as the U.S. ambassador to Germany after a career on Wall Street. While New Jersey is a consistently blue state in presidential elections, the Garden State has shown itself willing to elect Republicans at the state level.

Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose record unpopularity has become a key factor in the state's gubernatorial election, argued with a constituent this morning as he spoke with reporters outside his polling place. The fiery Republican, who logged a 15 percent approval rating in a late-October poll by Quinnipiac University, faced off with a woman who asked him why he had not used his time in office to merge the adjoining towns of Mendham Borough and Mendham Township.

Pushback against President Donald Trump helped lift Democrats to governorships in the two highest-profile U.S. elections since the 2016 presidential contest. Phil Murphy, the former U.S. ambassador to Germany, is projected to win New Jersey's gubernatorial election, based on ABC News' analysis of the exit poll.

Democrats scored a pair of major gubernatorial victories Tuesday, based on ABC News' analyses of the exit poll and vote, landing new governors in New Jersey and Virginia as the party attempted to showcase resilience one year after President Donald Trump's surprise election victory. In Virginia, which was expected to be the closer of the two races, Democratic Lt. Gov.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories MENDHAM TOWNSHIP, N.J. — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s tell-it-like-it-is style has annoyed many residents in his state, but he has made sure to give it to at least one more voter in his final Election Day before leaving office. The term-limited Republican got into a parking lot dispute with a resident after voting near his home in Mendham Township on Tuesday.

Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories DATA SOURCE: AP Mayoral and city council races were decided around the state on Tuesday.   Walsh handily defeated City Councilor Tito Jackson to remain in office.  City Councilor Tito Jackson is challenging Mayor Marty Walsh in Boston. Framingham voters are electing their first mayor, former mayor William Lantigua tries for a comeback in Lawrence, and voters will decide on several Boston City Council races.