• Chris Christie wins decisive victory in New Jersey
• Democract Terry McAuliffe elected Virginia governor
• Bill de Blasio elected mayor of New York City
• Boston, Detroit also vote for new mayors
• There were no big surprises. Governor Chris Christie won reelection in New Jersey, Bill de Blasio won the New York mayoral race and Terry McAuliffe was elected governor of Virginia.
• The margins in the races were roughly as expected, although McAuliffe won a narrower victory – 2.5 to 3 points – than forecast. Christie won by more than 22 points, garnering likely more than 60% of the vote, and de Blasio was on track to win by almost 50 points.
• Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli blamed his Virginia loss on having been outspent. Analysts contributed other explanations, including the fact that he lost women voters by 9 points, according to exit polls. The election "was never a choice between Democrats and Republicans," McAuliffe said.
• Detroit voted for the technocrat mayoral candidate, Democrat Mike Duggan, over the county sheriff. Boston went for the former union leader, Marty Walsh, over the lawyer. Alabama's 1st congressional district went for the deeply conservative Republican candidate, Bradley Byrne, over the apocalyptically conservative Tea Party candidate.
• Both parties came away with reasons to be happy. Republicans seem to have a potentially strong presidential candidate in Chris Christie, who demonstrated crossover potential – although not as much as some had hoped. Democrats romped in Virginia, a swing state, although as of this writing the attorney general race was still being counted
• Democract Terry McAuliffe elected Virginia governor
• Bill de Blasio elected mayor of New York City
• Boston, Detroit also vote for new mayors
• There were no big surprises. Governor Chris Christie won reelection in New Jersey, Bill de Blasio won the New York mayoral race and Terry McAuliffe was elected governor of Virginia.
• The margins in the races were roughly as expected, although McAuliffe won a narrower victory – 2.5 to 3 points – than forecast. Christie won by more than 22 points, garnering likely more than 60% of the vote, and de Blasio was on track to win by almost 50 points.
• Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli blamed his Virginia loss on having been outspent. Analysts contributed other explanations, including the fact that he lost women voters by 9 points, according to exit polls. The election "was never a choice between Democrats and Republicans," McAuliffe said.
• Detroit voted for the technocrat mayoral candidate, Democrat Mike Duggan, over the county sheriff. Boston went for the former union leader, Marty Walsh, over the lawyer. Alabama's 1st congressional district went for the deeply conservative Republican candidate, Bradley Byrne, over the apocalyptically conservative Tea Party candidate.
• Both parties came away with reasons to be happy. Republicans seem to have a potentially strong presidential candidate in Chris Christie, who demonstrated crossover potential – although not as much as some had hoped. Democrats romped in Virginia, a swing state, although as of this writing the attorney general race was still being counted
