Overview
- Polls closed at 9 p.m. ET with results pending, and turnout had already surpassed the entire 2021 total by midafternoon, according to local data.
- Late surveys and political markets showed Zohran Mamdani leading Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in a three-way field.
- Trump urged New Yorkers to vote for Cuomo over Mamdani and threatened to limit federal funds if Mamdani wins, a move the Democrat vowed to fight.
- Vote-splitting remained a factor as Sliwa’s support was seen as potentially benefiting Mamdani, a point Cuomo pressed in his closing argument.
- Governors’ races in New Jersey and Virginia were watched for national implications, and New Jersey briefly closed some polling sites after emailed bomb threats.