Overview
- New York City’s Board of Elections counted 735,317 in-person early ballots through Nov. 2, setting a mayoral general-election record and topping 2021’s 169,879 by more than fourfold.
- Public polling continues to show Democrat Zohran Mamdani ahead of independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, with late surveys indicating a smaller advantage for the frontrunner.
- Election analysts project overall turnout could approach 1.8 to 2.0 million voters, pointing to strong citywide participation and late surges among younger New Yorkers.
- Campaigns closed the early-vote window with aggressive ground operations, including Mamdani events with Al Sharpton and Letitia James, Cuomo’s church and media appearances, and Sliwa’s outer-borough retail stops.
- Early voting also ended in New Jersey, where an Atlas Intel poll shows Mikie Sherrill at 50% and Jack Ciattarelli at 49% in a closely fought governor’s race.