One reason the races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey mark a big victory for Democrats: the results suggest these typically blue states are getting bluer, and Democratic enthusiasm is rising. President Trump lost both states just a year ago by single-digit margins.

Many voters in New Jersey and Virginia — which both elected Democratic governors on Tuesday — cast their ballots in opposition to President Trump, according to the AP Voter Poll. In the Prairie State,

New Yorkers weigh in a mayoral race that has garnered national attention, while Virginia and New Jersey choose new governors.

The pollsters had a bad night, too. As a group, firms that publicly release their polls failed to detect the wave that gave a landslide win to Democrats in New Jersey, where their candidate for governor won by 13 points.