From Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor of New York City to the election of women as governors of New Jersey and Virginia, Tuesday’s elections made history in several races.

Detroit’s first woman mayor marks the culmination of decades of women’s political influence in the city — and brings Detroit in line with most other major U.S. cities that already have elected women mayors.

Sheffield, who crushed the Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. to become Detroit's next mayor, said even her transition process will be inclusive with resident input.

Hudson’s Detroit, the Motor City’s first new skyscraper in nearly half a century, is a symbol of Detroit’s transformation from bankruptcy to boomtown.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield made history, becoming the city's first woman mayor in an election she led from start to finish.

Democrats have swept the first major elections of Donald Trump's second term, with the US president saying the ongoing government shutdown is a "big factor".