Democrats, knocked down by a Trump tsunami last year, rode a blue wave back to relevance Tuesday night. On an off-cycle Election Day, as voters hit the polls in a few states, the down-and-out party notched win after win and showed signs of life heading into next year’s midterms.

And President Donald Trump’s maximalist revenge tour of a second term ran headlong into its first electoral pushback, as voters in crucial off-year races registered their staunch opposition to him.

They opposed him in New Jersey, elevating Rep. Mikie Sherrill by a double-digit margin over three-time Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli — returning the same party to…

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