When will results be announced?
Polls in New York City close at 9pm ET. The first results will come in shortly after and will continue to come in throughout the night. In 2021, most of the votes were counted before midnight, and the Associated Press declared Eric Adams the winner around midnight.
Ever since his victory in the Democratic primary, Zohran Mamdani has been the clear favorite to win. Polls aggregated by the New York Times have Mamdani anywhere from five to 25 points ahead of his opponents, Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, and Andrew Cuomo, who entered the race as an independent after losing in the Democratic primary.
We will cover all the latest results and reactions from New York City and elections across the country here – and you can follow NYC results as they come in in our live results tracker:
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Chris Stein
at Abigail Spanberger’s victory party in Richmond, Virginia
Abigail Spanberger has taken the stage, speaking from a podium where stagehands just posted a sign reading “governor-elect Spanberger”.
Spanberger avoided mentioning Donald Trump on the campaign trail, but began her victory speech with what seems to be a nod to how her election will be interpreted in the context of his first 11 months in office.
“Tonight, we sent a message. We sent a message to every corner of the Commonwealth, a message to our neighbors and our fellow Americans across the country,” she said. “We sent a message to the whole world that in 2025, Virginia chose pragmatism over partisanship. We chose our commonwealth over chaos.”
“Chaos” is doing a lot of work there, but it’s worth keeping in mind that the state is home to many Washington DC suburbs – which are full of federal workers whose jobs have been transformed since Trump came to office, if they’ve been able to keep them at all.
All that being said, Spanberger has taken pains to strike a conciliatory tone to the 40% or so of Virginia voters who did not back her.
“Those who were supporting my opponent are disappointed today. And to those Virginians who did not vote for me, I want you to know that my goal and my intent is to serve all Virginians,” she said.
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The cheers were particularly loud at Abigail Spanberger’s watch party when MSNBC noted that she was outperforming Kamala Harris in Virginia’s Loudoun county.
A year ago, Harris’s underperformance in the Democratic-trending county on Washington DC’s far outskirts was the first sign that she was not going to be the next president. But for Spanberger’s campaign for governor, it’s clearly a different story.
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Nina Lakhani
In New York, Yemeni cafes and beer gardens across Astoria, a neighborhood in Queens, are at capacity as New Yorkers await the results of Tuesday’s mayoral election.
Long lines formed outside Ayat, a Palestinian bistro that just opened a location in Astoria, that was holding a free community dinner in honor of Mamdani.
ShareDemocrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor race
The Associated Press projects Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears.
It’s a lightning-fast call in the closely watched race as polls closed just over an hour ago.
All 100 of the seats in Virginia’s House of Delegates are also up for grabs tonight. Democrats currently hold a 51-48 majority in the chamber.
Virginians cast more than 1.1m early in-person votes and nearly 330,000 mail-in ballots before election day, according to AP tallies.
Voters in several US states cast ballots for redistricting in California, the mayor of New York and other elected offices. Take a look at US election day in pictures:
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Voters in several states went to the polls on Tuesday for elections that will provide a crucial window into nationwide support for Donald Trump’s Republican allies, and potentially signal new momentum for the beleaguered Democratic party.
Outside New York City, voters in deep-blue California could tear up their congressional maps in favor of a Democratic gerrymander meant to counter gains the GOP is expected to make elsewhere. And Virginia and New Jersey held high-stakes gubernatorial and legislative elections that may serve as a proxy for voters’ views on the president.
Here’s a look at all the elections of the day:
Here are clips of Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and independent candidate Andrew Cuomo casting their votes in New York City’s mayoral election.
New York City’s voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological divide that will resonate across the country as they choose the next mayor to run the nation’s largest city.
Mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo cast their votes in New York City – video ShareWhen will results be announced?
Polls in New York City close at 9pm ET. The first results will come in shortly after and will continue to come in throughout the night. In 2021, most of the votes were counted before midnight, and the Associated Press declared Eric Adams the winner around midnight.
Ever since his victory in the Democratic primary, Zohran Mamdani has been the clear favorite to win. Polls aggregated by the New York Times have Mamdani anywhere from five to 25 points ahead of his opponents, Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate, and Andrew Cuomo, who entered the race as an independent after losing in the Democratic primary.
We will cover all the latest results and reactions from New York City and elections across the country here – and you can follow NYC results as they come in in our live results tracker:
Welcome to our live coverage of election day evening across the US. Polls will soon close in the closely watched New York mayoral race, where Zohran Mamdani, the self-described democratic socialist, faces off against former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.
If you’re just joining us now, here’s a recap of key moments today so far:
In New York City, frontrunner and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former governor Andrew Cuomo who is running as an independent, and Republican outlier Curtis Sliwa all cast their ballots earlier today. Polls close at 9pm ET, but more people have already voted in this election than in the entire 2021 mayor’s race, according to city election data. The first results will come in shortly after the polls close, and will continue to come in throughout the night. We’ll bring you the latest from our reporters on the ground.
In Virginia, Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, AP projects. All 100 of the seats in Virginia’s House of Delegates are also up for grabs tonight. Democrats currently hold a 51-48 majority in the chamber. Virginians cast more than 1.1m early in-person votes and nearly 330,000 mail-in ballots before election day, according to AP tallies.
Earlier, Mamdani said he “will not be intimidated” by Donald Trump, as the president urged New Yorkers to vote for Cuomo. When asked about Trump’s comments on Truth Social that he plans to limit federal funds to the city if Mamdani wins, the Democratic nominee said he will “will treat his threats as they deserve to be treated, which are the words of a president and not necessarily the law of the land”. Earlier, Trump said that “any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person!!!”
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer declined to reveal whom he voted for in the New York City mayoral race. At a news conference with other Democratic leaders at the Capitol in Washington DC, he was asked whether he had cast a ballot for Cuomo or Mamdani. Schumer, who voted early, told reporters: “Look, I voted and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help New York City.”
The outgoing New York City mayor, Eric Adams, cast his vote for Andrew Cuomo at an elementary school in Brooklyn, according to the New York Times. Speaking briefly to reporters outside, Adams said: “My vote is clearly for Governor Cuomo. We can’t go backwards. This city’s not a socialist city. 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 mess it up.”