Jewish politicians Ossoff, Shapiro and Pritzker win key races easily
Jewish Democratic candidates secured victories in congressional and gubernatorial races as Congress control remained undecided.
KEY POINTS
- Jon Ossoff won reelection to the U.S. Senate from Georgia
- J.B. Pritzker won the Illinois governor’s race
- Josh Shapiro won the Pennsylvania governor’s race
- NBC News exit polls showed Jewish voters backing Democrats 67% to 32%
- Ted Deutch described the campaign season as deeply painful for the American Jewish community
The first polls closed Tuesday night after Americans voted in congressional elections that could shape President Donald Trump’s legacy and the U.S.-Israel relationship.
Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, a Jewish Democrat, won reelection handily, a signal of how poorly Trump was faring in swing states he won in 2024. Ossoff counts himself as pro-Israel but favors restricting some weapons sales and is critical of the current government.
“This campaign season has been deeply painful for the American Jewish community.”
Governor J.B. Pritzker in Illinois and Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania also cruised to victory, strengthening their potential cases for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination alongside Ossoff.
Ted Deutch, former Democratic congressman and now American Jewish Committee CEO, said the campaign season had been deeply painful for the American Jewish community. He said Jewish voters had been told they do not belong in political spaces and that embracing Israel or Zionism could make them unwelcome as allies.
The first NBC News exit polls showed Jewish voters favoring Democrats 67 percent to 32 percent, a typical split suggesting Democrats have not yet lost one of their historically most loyal constituencies.
Much of the angst was concentrated in Michigan over the anti-Israel posture of some candidates, though the source text ends before detailing the outcome there.
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