While Tuesday's elections don't involve the presidency or control of Congress, there are plenty of intriguing statewide and local races and ballot measures to watch.

Zohran Mamdani has maintained a solid lead in the polls, but former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is hoping for a comeback.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is being projected winner of the 2025 New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. – Photo courtesy of campaign press pool, used under fair use for

Mamdani, 34, ran on a campaign focused on the cost of living—a hot-button issue in New York, where roughly 70% of households are renters.

New Yorkers headed to the polls Tuesday for a mayoral election that could put a socialist in charge of the nation’s largest city.The front-runner, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, has galvanized young voters and unsettled Wall Street with proposals to make New York cheaper.

It's Election Day in NYC, and here's where the final polls stand in the mayoral race between Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa.

The election is widely seen as a test for the future of the Democratic Party — even with Andrew Cuomo running as an independent.

Andrew Cuomo, the 56th governor of New York, grew up as the heir to a political dynasty. His father, Mario Cuomo, was governor of New York from 1983 to 1994. The younger Cuomo served as secretary of the U.