tuesday big election night off-year election especially true democrats true test power resistance despite donald trump awfulness initially lose five straight special elections congressional seat vacate people go work cabinet position trump administration therefore huge relief election result roll tuesday night.the democrats gain governorship democrat phil murphy roundly thump republican lt. governor ally outgo governor chris christie kim guadagno democrat ralph northam beat republican ed gillespie virginia despite fact gillespie run positively trumpian campaign full racism anti-immigrant fear-mongering work gillespie teflon also danica roem make history become first transgender person elect virginia house delegate ice cake beat incumbent robert g. marshall proud homophobe regularly peddle so-called bathroom bill twenty-six years embodiment everything man hat push public office.further course liberal new york city re-elected mayor bill de blasio landslide first time democrats sweep three big off-year race new york mayor new jersey governor virginia governor since 1989.dems three marquee off-year race njgov vagov nyc mayor first time since 1989. dave weigel daveweigel november 2017tuesday night round rejection bigotry divisiveness characterize everything donald trump campaign run entire administration racist attorney general jefferson beauregard sessions iii bigoted vice president mike pence white nationalists parade trump adult daycare center white house great night resistance remember celebrate tonight get back work tomorrow 2018 around corner.featured image via win mcnamee/getty image resistance give trump huge ck election night