In the New York City mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, is running against 67-year-old former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent.
Mamdani has been leading by double digits over Cuomo, with Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, 71, a distant third in most opinion polls.
More than 3 million people have voted early in Virginia, New York, and New Jersey, exceeding the totals from four years ago.
In New York City, 735,000 ballots have been cast, more than four times the number in 2021.
"We are on the brink of making history in our city, on the brink of saying goodbye to a politics of the past,"
Mamdani said at a press conference after voting.
Author's summary: Mamdani leads in NYC mayoral race.