If I can update this, I will, but the upshot is that Northam (D) has won the Governor’s race in VA. The Dems have swept the statewide offices and may exceed expectations in the House of Delegates, where there is now an outside chance of gaining a majority for the first time in a good while (Dems have netted 10 seats so far and leaning toward winning in 7 others, which would grab them a bare majority).
How much of this is a harbinger of things to come in 2018 is difficult to say. I would err on the side of caution this far out from November next year. But right now, we have seen that the on-going trend of Dems outperforming GOP candidates in various elections is continuing. There is reason for continued cautious optimism that a Blue wave is building.
Five Thirty Eight does a good live blog on election nights, and right now it is pretty lively.
Update [2017-11-8 3:1:5 by Don Durito]:
It was a blowout practically all over the US. Fellow Democratic Party members and allies could not have asked for a much better outcome. We’ll be undoubtedly analyzing and overanalyzing the results for a while. But hopefully we also take some time to celebrate.