Chris Christie has been re-elected as New Jersey governor in a landslide victory over his Democrat rival.
Mr Christie won 60.5% of the vote against 38% for Barbara Buono, with 99% of precincts reporting.
The 51-year-old Republican - whose popularity soared after his response to Superstorm Sandy last year - is seen as a possible 2016 presidential contender.
The margin of victory makes Mr Christie the first Republican in 25 years to receive more than 50% of the vote in the state, which voted overwhelmingly in favour of President Barack Obama last year.
Mr Christie told supporters: "We have a big, big win tonight.
"I did not seek a second term to do small things. I sought a second term to finish the job - now watch me do it."
Mr Christie, who attracted national attention by working closely with Mr Obama after the storm that devastated the New Jersey coastline, said Sandy had brought people together.
He said: "The spirit of Sandy will stay with us well beyond the days that the recovery will take. I will govern with the spirit of Sandy."
Speaking around 40 minutes after polls closed on Tuesday night, Ms Buono told her supporters she had called Mr Christie to congratulate him.
In Virginia, former top Democratic Party official Terry McAuliffe defeated Ken Cuccinelli, the state attorney general.
Mr Cuccinelli's campaign was damaged by his ties with the Tea Party movement, which was widely blamed for instigating last month's federal government shutdown.
Meanwhile, New Yorkers voted to elect Democrat Bill de Blasio as their new mayor.
And Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed was re-elected to a second term, defeating three little-known challengers. Mr Reed is perhaps best known for his strong support of Mr Obama.
In Boston, Congressman Martin Walsh narrowly defeated fellow Democrat John Connolly in a hard-fought race to succeed long-time mayor Thomas Menino.
Final results posted on the city's website showed Mr Walsh with 52% to 48% for Mr Connolly.
And in financially troubled Detroit, Mike Duggan defeated Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon. The city was taken into bankruptcy in July by emergency manager Kevyn Orr.
In Seattle, Ed Murray, who led the successful campaign to legalise gay marriage in Washington state, was leading the mayoral race after early returns.
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