Overview
- Zohran Mamdani enters New York City’s mayoral election as the polling favorite, facing independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in a three-way contest.
- Trump urged New Yorkers to back Cuomo, warned he could withhold most federal funds if Mamdani wins, and labeled the Democrat a communist while attacking him as an enemy of Jews.
- New York recorded more than 735,000 early ballots, a turnout benchmark that could prove pivotal once polls close at 9 p.m. local time.
- New Jersey’s gubernatorial race remains exceptionally close, with late surveys generally giving Democrat Mikie Sherrill a narrow edge over Republican Jack Ciattarelli within margins of error.
- California voters are deciding Proposition 50, Governor Gavin Newsom’s redistricting initiative that supporters say could shift as many as five U.S. House seats toward Democrats.