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As of 6 p.m., about 1.85 million people, including early and mail-in voters, had cast ballots in the hotly contested race among Zohran Mamdani, Andrew M. Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa. Polls close at 9 p.m.

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Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa trail behind, with polling and betting markets suggesting Mamdani is the likely victor. According to Polymarket, Mamdani holds a 91 percent chance of winning, compared to 9 percent for Cuomo and less than 1 percent for Sliwa.

U.S. votes during Election Night 2025, with results to come later in races including New York City's mayoral election, New Jersey and Virginia governor and California's Proposition 50.

Elections in New Jersey, Virginia, California and elsewhere are the first big opportunity since Trump's 2024 victory to gauge voter sentiment.