The results of Mansfield’s municipal election have been announced, alongside dozens of other election results following the 2025 U.S. elections.
The Mansfield election looked to fill nine seats of the Mansfield Town Council from 12 candidates, along with five other races that were uncontested. The results saw all six Democratic candidates win seats in the town council, with the remaining three seats being filled by Republicans.
Along with this, results from other races are being announced, with Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani winning the New York City mayoral election, Democrat Abigail Spanberger winning the Virginia gubernatorial race and California Proposition 50, an amendment to California’s constitution that would gerrymander their districts to try and offset gerrymandering from Texas Republicans, being ratified.
Mansfield Election Results
The results of the Mansfield municipal election were announced in a press release from Ben Shaiken, chairman of the Mansfield Democratic Town Committee, with Democrats winning all their possible seats.
Shaiken called the result a “clean sweep” for Democrats.
“The people of Mansfield have once again delivered a clean sweep of Democratic victory,” Shaiken wrote in the release. “It shows that they support Democratic values of ensuring our kids have great schools in which to grow up, that our town has grown in a smart and planful way that allows us to invest in the infrastructure we need to thrive, and that we are a welcoming, diverse, and strong community.”
In the town council, Democrats Sarah Dufresne, Lizzie Mullen, Carlita Cotton, Shaiken, Sam Bruder and Antonia Moran won seats, each with over 2,000 votes. Republicans William “Bill” Tomecko, Chris Kueffner and Gail Zaicek also won seats, receiving 1,055, 1,017 and 677 votes respectively. Republicans Aaron Bowman and Charles Ausberger and petitioning candidate Brian Coleman did not win a seat.
“The results in Mansfield also show resounding victory for civility in government and a desire of the people of Mansfield for their elected officials to get along to get things done,” Shaiken wrote in the release. “It was a clear rejection of the nastiness that we have unfortunately become too accustomed to in our politics.”
There were five other elections in Mansfield, with all candidates running uncontested. All Democratic candidates received over 2,000 votes and all Republican candidates received less than 1,000 votes.
On the Mansfield Board of Education, Democrats John Fratiello, Kristen Dilaj and Haley Gross de Jimenez and Republican Gregory Cecil were elected.
On the Board of Assessment Appeals, Democrats Shannon Sion and Barbara Vaughan and Republican Doryann Plante were elected.
On the Planning and Zoning Commission, Democrats Alex Marcellino, Joshua Walters, Zach Anglin and Kenneth Rawn and Republicans Vera Stearns Ward and Robert Zaicek were elected.
On the Zoning Board of Appeals, Democrats Max Gigle, Warren Murphy, Stephen Martin and Darwin Jurado and Republicans Robert Stearns and Deborah Paulson were elected.
On the Region 19 Board of Education, Democrats Greg Miller and Kathleen Tonry were elected.
“The vibrancy that our new, youthful candidates brought to our ticket clearly resonated with the energy of the voters of our town —– energy that is clearly also sweeping the state and the country,” Shaiken wrote in the release. “It was a great day for Democrats!”
New York City Mayoral Election Results
In New York City, Democratic candidate and New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor against independent candidate and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa.
The race was called by the Associated Press at 9:34 p.m. on Nov. 4. As of 5:19 p.m. on Nov. 5, 93% of the votes have been counted, with 2,055,921 total votes reported. Mamdani received 50.4% of the votes, Cuomo received 41.6%, and Sliwa received 7.1%.
“For as long as we can remember, the working people of New York have been told by the wealthy and the well-connected that power does not belong in their hands,” Mamdani said in his victory speech. “Over the last 12 months, you have dared to reach for something greater. Tonight, against all odds, we have grasped it. The future is in our hands.”
Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic Socialist, campaigned on making New York City affordable for working class citizens. He has promised to make New York City busses fare-free, create city-owned grocery stores, freeze rent on rent-stabilized units and raise taxes on corporations and those making over $1 million a year.
Critics of Mamdani, including Cuomo and Sliwa, argue his campaign goals are unrealistic and say he will not be able to deliver on them once his term begins. With Mamdani’s election, the eyes of the entire nation will be watching to see if Mamdani is able to keep his promises and make New York City affordable for the working class.
Cuomo and Sliwa addressed their campaign’s and Mamdani’s victory in their concession speeches.
“This campaign was the right fight to wage, and I am proud of what we did and what we did together,” Cuomo said in his concession speech. “This campaign was to contest the philosophies that are shaping the Democratic party, the future of this city, and the future of this country.”
“Obviously, I wish [Mamdani] good luck because if he does well, we do well,” Sliwa said in his concession speech. “Let me warn our new leader. If you try to implement socialism, if you try to render our police weak and impotent, if you forsake the people’s public safety, we’re not only organized, but we are mobilizing and we will become the mayor-elect and his supporters’ worst enemy.”
Mamdani will take office on Jan. 1, 2026, where he will become the city’s first Muslim mayor, first mayor of South Asian heritage and youngest mayor in over a century.
Virginia, California, New Jersey Election Results
Three other important races have been called, with Democrats winning gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey and Proposition 50, also known as the Election Rigging Response Act, being passed in California.
In Virginia, Democratic candidate and representative Abigail Spanberger beat Republican candidate and Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Winsome Earle-Sears to become Virginia’s next governor, replacing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Spanberger will become Virginia’s first female governor.
The Associated Press called the race at 7:59 p.m. on Nov. 4. As of 6:10 p.m., 96% of the votes have been counted, with 3,361,740 total votes reported. Spanberger received 57.2% of the votes, with Earle-Sears receiving 42.6%.
The Associated Press also reported that Democrats won the race for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General in Virginia, along with gaining 13 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates.
In California, California Proposition 50 passed. The Associated Press called the race at 11 p.m. on Nov. 4. As of 6:19 p.m., 75% of the votes have been counted, with 8,082,572 total votes reported. The race saw 63.8% vote in favor of the proposition and 36.2% vote against.
Proposition 50 aims to redraw California congressional districts to give Democrats an advantage in competitive districts and convert Republican-leaning seats to Democrat-leaning. The Associated Press has reported that the new map could give Democrats a shot at winning up to five more seats.
In New Jersey, Democratic candidate and representative Mikie Sherrill beat Republican candidate and former New Jersey assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli to become New Jersey’s next governor, replacing Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.
The Associated Press called the race at 9:23 p.m. on Nov. 4. As of 6:30 p.m., 95% of the votes have been counted, with 3,208,784 total votes reported. Sherrill received 56.3% of the votes, with Ciattarelli receiving 43.1%.