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NYC mayoral candidates hopeful as voters head to polls this Election Day
More than 1.7 million New Yorkers have voted in a record-breaking turnout driven by early and absentee ballots, shaping a highly engaged electorate in the mayoral race.
- On Monday, New York City residents are voting to decide the next mayor, with front-runner Zohran Mamdani facing Republican Curtis Sliwa and former Governor Andrew Cuomo in a tense three-way race.
- Early voting produced 735,317 ballots, while roughly 5.3 million registered voters reflect a smaller electorate and 189,000 new registrants boosted Working Families Party growth.
- Zohran Mamdani started Monday with a Brooklyn Bridge walk alongside 100 plus supporters, Andrew Cuomo, former Governor, campaigned across all five boroughs and will vote on the East Side, and Curtis Sliwa, Republican nominee, executed an election-eve blitz with stops in Manhattan, Staten Island, and Flatbush.
- By the afternoon, more than 1.7 million voters had checked in, and tallies so far account for 34% of the city's roughly 5.3 million registered voters, with polls open until 9 p.m.
- Cuomo called Sliwa 'a spoiler,' while President Trump urged support for Cuomo on Truth Social, stating `Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice.
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REPORT: 'Unusually High' Voter Turnout Could Hurt Mamdani
Turnout is unusually high for a non-presidential year as voters cast ballots in high-stakes contests across New York, Virginia, and New Jersey. “Turnout across the country is tracking very strongly; PA, NYC, NJ, and VA are all doing very well,” said Decision Desk HQ analyst Michael Pruser in reaction to early returns showing strong activity across New York City’s boroughs. In the city’s mayoral race, longtime power-broker Andrew Cuomo now finds …
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