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One year after Donald Trump retook the White House and set into motion a dramatic expansion of executive power, the Republican president figures prominently in state and local elections being held Tuesday.

Here in Massachusetts, there are contested mayoral races in numerous communities across the state, including Beverly, Easthampton, Everett, Fall River, Lawrence, Somerville, Taunton and Worcester. And while Boston Mayor Michelle Wu — who has been singled out by Trump on numerous occasions — faces no opposition after Josh Kraft dropped out, she is still on the ballot, along with several contested City Council races.

In New Hampshire, Manchester voters will decide between incumbent Mayor Jay Ruais and Jess Spillers, and there are also open mayoral seats in Dover, Laconia, Portsmouth and Rochester.

And in Maine, voters will decide two ballot measures — a proposed red flag gun law and a GOP-backed initiative to enact strict voter ID laws and highlight th rare problem of noncitizen voting.

Key national races include the New York mayor’s race, the Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races, and California Proposition 50, a statewide ballot measure championed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that would enact a new congressional map that could flip as many as five Republican-led U.S. House seats to Democratic control. Control of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will also be at stake when voters decide whether to retain three justices from the high court’s 5-2 Democratic majority.