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Early Voting Opens in New York and New Jersey as NYC Mayor’s Race Takes Center Stage

The early-vote window becomes a test of Zohran Mamdani’s polling edge and the salience of housing measures.

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This combination photo of candidates for the Virginia governor's election shows Democrat Abigail Spanberger in Henrico County, Va., Nov. 25, 2024, left, and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in Richmond, Va., Jan. 25, 2022. (AP Photo)

Overview

  • In-person early voting began Oct. 25 and runs through Nov. 2 in both New York City and New Jersey, with Election Day on Nov. 4.
  • New Yorkers are choosing among Democrat Zohran Mamdani, independent Andrew Cuomo, and Republican Curtis Sliwa, with withdrawn incumbent Eric Adams still on the ballot after endorsing Cuomo.
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Mamdani on Friday, while Sliwa rejected calls to exit the race and cast his ballot on the first day of early voting.
  • Recent indicators show Mamdani ahead, including a Fox News poll putting him 21 points up and prediction markets giving him over a 90% chance of winning.
  • NYC ballots feature six proposals, with Proposals 2–4 to speed or change approvals for affordable housing drawing sharp debate; Cuomo supports them, Sliwa urges a no vote, and Mamdani has not taken a formal position, as voters navigate varying early-vote hours and assigned sites with registration now closed.