All three Mamdani-backed candidates secure midterm wins in New York House races

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s endorsed candidates Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander secure victories in Democratic districts. (Reuters and REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs and  Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

All three congressional candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their House races in New York’s reliably Democratic districts, according to projections by ABC News. Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier, and Brad Lander secured victories in their respective races on Election Day. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s endorsed candidates Claire Valdez, … Read more

US midterm results: Six Democratic Socialist candidates win House seats in historic gains

Abdul El-Sayed, Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez in New York, Melat Kiros, Donavan McKinney and Chris Rabb won seats in the US House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. (AP, Reuters, X/ @MelatKirosCO, @chrisrabb, @DonavanMI13)

Six candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) won seats in the US House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections, marking a record expansion of the movement’s congressional presence as Democrats made gains across the country. Abdul El-Sayed, Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez in New York, Melat Kiros, Donavan McKinney and Chris … Read more

From Deb Haaland to Xavier Becerra: 9 candidates who made history in US midterm governor races

Women and minority candidates make history in nine US governor races in the 2026 midterm elections. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan) (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Women and minority candidates made history in the 2026 US midterm elections. Voters in nine states elected governors who set new records for representation. The wins were important milestones for Black, Native American, Latino and women politicians across the US. Women and minority candidates make history in nine US governor races in the 2026 midterm … Read more