"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg said Wednesday that the Democratic Party must step aside to let candidates "shine" after recent wins in New Jersey, Virginia and New York elections.

By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK (Reuters) -When Zohran Mamdani finished his victory speech late Tuesday after winning the New York City mayoral race, a small crowd gathered around a man with blonde, curly hair who had watched the candidate with a satisfied smile from a corner of the stage.

The Democrats dominated the first major election day since Donald Trump became president with a series of victories

The race has been in the national spotlight since 34-year-old New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani pulled a stunning upset in the primaries, defeating both incumbent Mayor Eric Adams and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo.

Zohran Mamdani won a contentious election that gained worldwide attention and drew droves of voters from brownstone Brooklyn to suburban Staten Island.

Zohran Mamdani, 34 years old, a Democratic Party candidate and self-proclaimed ‘democratic socialist’ New York State Assembly member, was elected on the 4th (local time) in the election to choose the mayor who will lead New York,

The 34-year-old state assemblyman from Queens has risen from obscurity to national prominence with a bold, left-wing platform.

In a victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

Mamdani, a 34-year-old member of the New York State Assembly and the Democratic Party’s nominee for mayor, took 50.4% of the vote on Tuesday.

Voters in the Virginia and New Jersey governor elections shifted left, with Democrats outperforming expectations in both states and New York City.