Early voting begins in New York and New Jersey for mayor, governor races
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Early voting takes place on Saturday in New York New Jersey The public votes in the hotly contested races for mayor of New York and governor of New Jersey.
The New York State Board of Elections said early voters are being given nine days to vote in person before Election Day, which begins on Oct. 25 and ends on Nov. 2. The race to become the Big Apple’s next mayor is drawing national attention.
Democratic mayoral candidate and leader on Friday Zohran Mamdani He received support from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D.N.Y. Earlier this week, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent candidate for mayor, was officially endorsed by current New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
“I’ll be voting tomorrow, the first day of early voting,” Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa said on ‘The Will Cain Show’ on Friday. “This should be the nail in the coffin for anyone who thinks I dropped out.”
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Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa (center) speaks during the mayoral debate with independent candidate former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (left) and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (Angelina Katsanis/AP)
Sliwa faces pressure to drop out of the race to improve Cuomo’s chances of defeating Mamdani.
Meanwhile, the New Jersey Division of Elections said each county in the state “will designate in-person early voting locations that will be open from Saturday, October 25, 2025 through Sunday, November 2, 2025 (the in-person early voting period).”
“In 2021, a historic law implemented in-person early voting in New Jersey. This law makes our state even more voter-friendly and strengthens our democracy by expanding opportunities to exercise your right to vote.”
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Democrat Mikie Sherrill (left) and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are running to become New Jersey’s next governor. (Victor J. Blue/Getty Images;Mark Kauzlarich/Getty Images)
In the Garden State, Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli They are running for governor. Current Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is scheduled to leave office in January.
“Our polling is looking good. I think we’re feeling really good right now,” Sherrill said speaking to Fox News Digital after headlining a massive party gathering in a northern New Jersey town this week.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (left) and independent candidate former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (right) pose during the second half of the NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
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“I think we’re in a great position,” Ciattarelli said in an interview with Fox News after a campaign stop at a restaurant in Linden, N.J.
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
