In a test of the appeal of MAGA politics in New York City, voters in northeastern Queens will choose between Vickie Paladino, the Republican incumbent who is an avid Trump supporter, and Benjamin Chou, a firefighter and Democrat.

According to the city’s Board of Elections, nearly 1.75 million voters had cast ballots as of 6 p.m., marking the biggest turnout in a New York mayoral race in at least 30 years.

Newsweek has rounded up what the polls say ahead of Tuesday's elections in New York City, New Jersey and Virginia.

Mamdani, a democratic socialist in the state Assembly, will become New York City's first Muslim mayor and its first mayor of South Asian descent.

Zohran Mamdani’s victory as the new Mayor of New York, along with Abigail Spanberger’s win as Governor of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill’s in New Jersey, underscored a strong nationwide shift toward the Democrats.

New York City blew past its last mayoral turnout benchmark Tuesday afternoon, with 1. 19 million voters already checked in hours before polls close at 9 p.

As polls close across America, voters are excited for unofficial results to pour in from county election offices.

New Yorkers are headed to the polls today to vote for a number of local offices and propositions. See what’s on your ballot in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. across the state. Anyone waiting in line at 9 p.m. will be able to vote.