Live updates: Trump and government shutdown news as November 4 elections approach

Tuesday will feature the first major elections of President Donald Trump’s second term, a series of tests both for Trump and for Democrats trying to decide how to oppose him.

Virginia

• Polls close: 7 p.m. ET

• Key race: Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears faces former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger.

• When we might see results: In last year’s presidential election, Virginia reported its first votes at 7:09 p.m. on Election Day. Half of the vote was in by around 9 p.m. and 90% was in by midnight.

New Jersey

• Polls close: 8 p.m. ET

• Key race: Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill faces Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the race for governor.

• When we might see results: In last year’s election, the first votes came in at 8:02 p.m., with half of the vote reported by around 9:20 p.m. About 90% of the vote was in by midnight.

New York City

• Polls close: 9 p.m. ET

• Key race: The mayoral race between Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo — running as an independent after losing June’s Democratic primary — and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

• When we might see results: The first votes in 2024 came in at 9:03 p.m. and half of the vote was reported by 9:16 p.m. Ninety percent of the vote was in around 11 p.m.

California

• Polls close: 11 p.m. ET

• Key race: Gov. Gavin Newsom is leading a push to persuade California voters to allow the redrawing of the state’s congressional maps to counteract gerrymandering in Republican-led states.

• When we might see results: California reported its first votes last fall at 11:06 p.m. ET and had half of the votes by around 1 a.m.

Reporting continued through much of Wednesday, but at 1 p.m. that day, only 62% of the vote was in. It wasn’t until 9 days after the election that 90% of the vote was in.

It’s unclear, however, whether a decisive outcome on the proposition could lead to a call in the race much sooner.