NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- After months of intense campaigning, Zohran Mamdani won the race for New York City mayor, beating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Meanwhile in New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill beat Trump-backed Jack Ciattarelli.
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10:55 PM -- NJ Gov.-elect Sherrill targets Trump in speech
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill said the president is “ripping away” health care and targeting the SNAP food aid program and criticized him for something that impacts New Jersey specifically: canceling a project to expand train access to New York City.
Democratic governors across the country have been pushing back on those issues, as well as planned National Guard deployments in their states. Sherrill said she’s joining them.
“Governors have never mattered more,” Sherrill said. “And in this state, I am determined to build prosperity for all of us.”
10:20 PM -- Sliwa concedes, issues warning in fiery speech
The Republican candidate wished Mamdani well as New York’s new mayor but warned he will mobilize his supporters if the democratic socialist attempts to “implement socialism” and “render our police weak and impotent.’
“We’re not only organizing, but we are mobilizing and we will become the mayor-elect and his supporters’ worst enemies,” said Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels, the citizen safety patrol group he started 1979.
Sliwa also told a cheering crowd that “some of the most powerful people in the world” mobilized against his candidacy. Trump urged Sliwa voters to support Cuomo to help prevent a Mamdani victory.
10:15 PM -- Alvin Bragg reelected Manhattan district attorney
Democrat Alvin Bragg has defeated Republican Maud Maron and independent Diana Florence in the Manhattan district attorney’s race.
The Manhattan DA’s office is one of the United States’ biggest and best known local prosecutors’ agencies, featured in TV’s “Law & Order” and other entertainment.
The spotlight grew stronger when Bragg oversaw the hush-money prosecution that led to Trump’s historic conviction.
The Republican president denied wrongdoing, called the case a “scam” and a “hoax” and slammed Bragg for bringing it. Trump is appealing the verdict.
Bragg’s reelection run emphasized his efforts to fight gun violence, prosecute hate crimes and improve mental health services, among other priorities.
His campaign website makes little mention of Trump, and Bragg said nothing about him during an October televised debate that focused on violent crime and other local and statewide issues.
Bragg argued that his office helped drive down murders and shootings. His opponents contended that he hasn’t been tough enough on crime.
9:35 PM -- Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race
Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old state lawmaker, who was set to become the city’s most liberal mayor in generations.
In a victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani must now navigate the unending demands of America’s biggest city and deliver on ambitious — skeptics say unrealistic — campaign promises.
With the victory, the democratic socialist will etch his place in history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage and the first born in Africa. He will also become the city’s youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on Jan. 1.
Mamdani’s unlikely rise gives credence to Democrats who have urged the party to embrace more progressive, left-wing candidates instead of rallying behind centrists in hopes of winning back swing voters who have abandoned the party.
He has already faced scrutiny from national Republicans, including President Donald Trump, who have eagerly cast him as a threat and the face of what they say is a more radical Democratic Party.
The contest drove the biggest turnout in a mayoral race in more than 50 years, with more than 2 million New Yorkers casting ballots, according to the city’s Board of Elections.
Mamdani’s grassroots campaign centered on affordability, and his charisma spoiled Cuomo’s attempted political comeback. The former governor, who resigned four years ago following allegations of sexual harassment that he continues to deny, was dogged by his past throughout the race and was criticized for running a negative campaign.
There’s also the question of how he will deal with Trump, who threatened to take over the city and to arrest and deport Mamdani if he won. Mamdani was born in Uganda, where he spent his early childhood, but was raised in New York City and became a U.S. citizen in 2018.
9:30 PM -- Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected NJ governor over Trump-backed Jack Ciattarelli, AP projects
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill was elected New Jersey governor on Tuesday over Republican Jack Ciattarelli, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump.
Sherrill will succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, marking the first time since 1961 that one party has won three consecutive terms in the New Jersey governor’s mansion.
The race was closely watched as a potential bellwether for the 2026 midterms.
Sherrill, a Navy veteran who represented a northern New Jersey district in the U.S. House for four terms, will be the state’s second female governor. The Associated Press declared Sherrill the winner at 9:22 p.m. EST.
5:30 PM -- Adams casts vote for Andrew Cuomo in Brooklyn
Mayor Eric Adams cast his vote at P.S. 81 in Brooklyn this Election Day, making good on last week's endorsement of independent candidate Andrew Cuomo.
"My vote is clearly for Governor Cuomo," Adams told reporters at the Bed-Stuy elementary school. "We can't go backwards."
Adams ignited a 3-month independent bid for reelection after frontrunner Zohran Mamdani clinched the Democratic nomination in June, during which he had a fierce rivalry with both candidates. During one press conference the mayor called Cuomo a "liar and a snake," but turned to endorsing the former governor after dropping his own campaign
"This city's not a socialist city—this is capitalism, where you come in as a dishwasher, and one day you can become the mayor if you work hard enough," the mayor said Tuesday, criticizing Mamdani, a democratic socialist. "We can't lie to New Yorkers and act like we're going to freeze their rent, and then NYCHA residents are going to learn you can't freeze their rent."
"We have to move forward. We can't allow, not only the lack of experience, that's the least of our concern," he continued. "The most important part of it is, we can't hurt the city."
Adams, who has not announced a clear plan for when his tenure ends at the end of this year, had one thing to say to New Yorkers and the next mayor.
"The only message I can give to New Yorkers as I go to the next leg of my journey: I'm leaving you a good city, don't f*ck it up."
4:30 PM -- NYC voter turnout nears 1.5 million
Nearly 1.5 million people had checked in to vote as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, the NYC Board of Elections said.
The number—1,451,942—includes early voters, as well as those who showed up on Election Day.
Earlier in the day, the turnout surpassed 1 million, as well as the total turnout for all of 2021, when 1,149,172 votes were cast and Mayor Eric Adams was elected.
1:30 PM -- Election Day bomb threats made in NJ and NYC
In New Jersey, law enforcement and election officials acted swiftly as voting began to secure polling places following a series of unfounded bomb threats.
Meanwhile, the NYPD said emailed bomb threats were made against three voting sites in Manhattan around 9 a.m. The emails referred to terrorism, police said. there was no disruption to voting, and the investigation is ongoing.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way said the threats had been emailed to seven counties, including Passaic, a key swing county.
“Law enforcement has determined that there are no credible threats at this time,” Way said. “We are doing everything in our power to protect voters and poll workers and coordinate closely with state, local and federal partners to ensure a smooth and safe election.”
The threats Tuesday involved polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic counties, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a statement.
“Law enforcement officers have responded at each affected polling place, and they have worked swiftly to secure these polling locations and ensure the safety of every voter,” Platkin said.
The FBI's Newark office said it was aware of the reports and was assisting the state and local agencies: “This Dept. of Justice is committed to free, fair and safe elections,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post related to the bomb threat investigation.
12:30 PM -- Turnout surpasses 1 million in NYC
The 2025 Election turnout has surpassed 1 million in NYC, the city Board of Elections says.
🗳️ Voting check-ins as of noon Tuesday (including early voting):
Brooklyn: 395,674
Manhattan: 328,503
Queens: 276,772
The Bronx: 111,609
Staten Island: 82,504
TOTAL: 1,195,062
11 AM -- Andrew Cuomo votes on Manhattan's East Side
Andrew Cuomo cast his ballot on Manhattan’s East Side on Tuesday, saying he believed record voter turnout was a “good sign” for his candidacy as he looks to overtake the front-runner, Democrat Zohran Mamdani.
Cuomo received a warm welcome as he voted at the Art and Design High School on East 56th Street, capping an end to one of the most polarizing mayoral races in the city’s history.
“I’m not a kid, but this is the most important election of my lifetime,” the former governor said. “This is going to determine the future of the City of New York. It may also determine the future of the Democratic Party.”
Calling it a “beautiful day,” Cuomo, 67, said waves of voters are hitting the polls because “New Yorkers are concerned, New Yorkers are concerned about New York.”
Speaking afterward to reporters, the independent candidate said he’s the most experienced and the best to stand up to President Donald Trump, who for better or worse endorsed Cuomo on Monday and said a vote for fellow Republican Curtis Sliwa was “a vote for Mamdani.”
“The president does not support me, the president opposes Zohran Mamdani,” Cuomo said of the president’s tepid backing.
10 AM -- Zohran Mamdani votes in Astoria, Queens
Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate and front-runner in the NYC mayor’s race, cast his ballot in his district in Astoria on Tuesday.
After voting at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School, even Mamdani seemed a bit overwhelmed by the dozens of media from all over the world who came to cover him—a testament to a whirlwind campaign that skyrocketed him from relative obscurity a year ago.
Mamdani, 34, thanked the “more than 100,000 volunteers who have brought us to this point,” and he declared the city is "on the brink of saying goodbye to a politics of the past."
“It will be to deliver on the agenda that we’ve spoken of for more than a year, an agenda which will finally bring working class New Yorkers to the heart of our politics, a place they have not had for quite some time,” he said of his plans.
Like many polling places, the school where he voted was very busy Tuesday morning. Voting has surged this year amid the closely watched race, with over 735,000 early votes cast before Election Day.
Many of the voters on Tuesday expressed support for Mamdani, who is their representative. They said they liked his message of affordability and empowering working class people.
--The Associated Press contributed to this report