In the first election of Donald Trump's second term, voters make clear that they're unhappy with his energy policies — and they still care about climate action.

Fueled partly by rising energy costs, Democratic candidates swept key climate races across the country on Tuesday. The trend was most potent in Georgia, where two challengers ousted incumbents for seats on the Georgia Power Commission,

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London and co-chair of C40 Cities, a global network of major cities committed to tackling climate change, stayed up all night watching CNN to find out what happened to many of his counterparts in the US.

Voters’ frustration with high power bills helped propel Democrats to victory in New Jersey, Virginia and Georgia. Climate advocates stressed how Trump’s rollbacks of clean energy add to the pain.

Election Day is here, and while the White House and Congress aren’t up for grabs this time around, energy issues are on the ballot in several major races. Here are five elections where rising power bills,

The California Democrat led her party in the House for two decades. Her decision will open up her San Francisco-based seat for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee who will serve as New York City’s next mayor, ran his campaign on affordability—pushing campaign promises for free buses and more accessible housing. Climate change was not often mentioned during his campaign stops or debate points.

Zohran Mamdani will need to enforce the city’s building decarbonization law, enact his green school policy and handle the climate change-related issues residents often face—like flooding and extreme heat.

President Donald Trump’s attacks on renewables turned rising electricity prices into a potent weapon for Democrats.

The elections came as residential electric bills have increased about 10% in the U.S. this year. In New Jersey, bills surged 20%. Renewables such as wind and solar are the cheapest forms of new electricity generation, data show.