Polls have closed as of 9 p.m. at voting locations in Queens and across New York City for the 2025 election, and unofficial results are starting to trickle in.
Queens residents voted in the mayoral, public advocate and city comptroller races, as well as the local contests in the borough.
Including early voting, more than 1.7 million votes had been cast citywide as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, including 421,176 in Queens, according to the city’s Board of Elections.
QNS was at polling sites across the borough speaking to voters throughout the day.
Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and frontrunner for mayor, cast his ballot at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School early Tuesday morning alongside his wife, Rama Duwaji.
He seemingly received a lot of support from voters in his district.
Sunny Ryoo, speaking at P.S. 85 The Judge Charles J. Vallone School, said she voted for Mamdani because he “feels the daily struggles” of people living in the city.”
“I think he’s the right candidate to really help New Yorkers live their best lives here,” Ryoo said.
Fiona Wozniak, who voted at the nearby Frank Sinatra School for the Arts High School, said she also voted for Mamdani because the assemblymember was “invested” in the community.
“He’s around town. He listens to people,” Wozniak said.
Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa also received support from Queens voters across the borough.
Elsewhere in Queens, the biggest local races on the docket are in District 19, between incumbent Council Member Vickie Paladino and Democratic challenger Benjamin Chou, and in District 30, between Republican nominee Alicia Vaichunas and Democratic nominee Phil Wong.
Ridgewood resident Joseph Vega said he voted for Wong in the District 30 City Council race, as he believes in supporting democrats down the ballot. Vega said he hopes Wong will stay true to democratic values.
Another voter who spoke with QNS is an active service member in the military and must remain anonymous when discussing politics. Born and raised in Middle Village, the soldier said he voted for Vaichunas and would like her to focus on helping enforce traffic safety, as he’s noticed dangerous drivers driving the wrong way down one-way roads.
Tamara Bedic, a poll worker and resident of Bayside since 2007, said animal rights were among her top issues. She said she voted for Sliwa and Paladino for their pro-animal rights positions.
Bedic said this is the first year she’s voted for Paladino, citing the council member’s sponsorship of a bill that bans carriage horses and horse-drawn cabs as a motivating factor for her decision.
QNS will post unofficial election results from the city’s Board of Elections when they are made available Tuesday night. Results will be certified once all ballots are counted.
Here are the unofficial results:
Mayor
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (Democrat/Working Families)
Curtis A. Sliwa (Republican/Protect Animals)
Andrew M. Cuomo (Fight and Deliver)
Irene Estrada (Conservative)
Jim Walden (Integrity)
Joseph Hernandez (Quality of Life)
Eric L. Adams (Safe and Affordable/End Antisemitism).
Public Advocate
Jumaane D. Williams (Democrat/Working Families)
Gonzalo Duran (Republican/Conservative/United Alliance)
Marty Dolan (The Unity).
City Comptroller
Mark D. Levine (Democrat)
Peter Kefalas (Republican/Conservative)
Ismael Malave Perez (The Unity)
Borough President
Donovan J. Richards Jr. (Democrat)
Henry P. Ikezi (Republican/United Alliance)
New York City Council
19th District
Benjamin Chou (Democrat)
Vickie Paladino (Republican/Conservative)
20th District
Sandra Ung (Democrat)
Allen Haolun Wang (Conservative)
Joseph J. Chou (Asians United/F.A.F.O.)
Steven Wang (Patriot Party)
21st District
Shanel Thomas-Henry (Democrat/Working Families)
Giovanni Enrique-Franco (Republican/United Alliance)
22nd District
Tiffany L. Caban (Democrat/Working Families): Running unopposed
23rd District
Linda Lee (Democrat)
Bernard Chow (Conservative).
James F. Gennaro (Democrat)
25th District
Shekar Krishnan (Democrat/Working Families)
Ramses S. Frias (Republican/Conservative)
Ricardo Pacheco (Safe and Affordable/Stop the Casino)
Shah S. Haque (Asians United)
26th District
Julie Won (Democrat)
John Patrick Healy (Republican/Conservative)
27th District
Nantasha M. Williams (Democrat)
28th District
Ty Hankerson (Democrat/Working Families): Running unopposed
29th District
Lynn Schulman (Democrat)
Jonathan Rinaldi (Republican).
30th District
Phil Wong (Democrat)
Alicia B. Vaichunas (Republican/Conservative)
31st District
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Democrat): Running unopposed
32nd District
Joann Ariola (Republican/Conservative): Running unopposed
34th District
Jennifer Gutierrez (Democrat/Working Families): Running unopposed
Queens County Civil Court Judge
Sheridan C. Chu (Democrat)
William David Shanahan (Republican/Conservative)
Indira D. Khan (Democrat)
Susan M. Silverman (Republican/Conservative)
Oma D. Phillips (Democrat)
Thomas D. Barra (Republican/Conservative)