But Moreno isn’t the only DSA member running for the seat. So is Abdelhamid, who cut her teeth in the district organizing along Steinway Street and teaching local Muslim women how to defend themselves. She has the support of Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Councilmember Julie Won and several groups, including the Muslim Democratic Club of New York.

Jobaida, an organizer, also is a DSA member. She has support in the local Bangladeshi community and was endorsed by State Senator John Liu.

A majority of voters the Eagle spoke with on Tuesday said they cast ballots for Moreno.

Among them was Louis K., a 71-year-old voter at Information Technology High School who braved the cold to cast his ballot for the mayor’s chosen successor. The weather didn’t stand a chance of keeping him from voting – he’s voted in every election since 1972, he said.

Louis K. said the city and state’s ability to respond to President Donald Trump played a significant role in who he voted for. He said he voted for Moreno partly due to the endorsement she received from Mamdani, believing it was important for the mayor to receive as much support from elected officials as possible.

“The thing I really want to do is check [President Donald Trump], that’s crucial for me,” he said. “I don’t know what the Assembly can do, but I think the more help we give Mamdani, the more help Mamdani can get to attack the nightmare in the White House.”

Another Information Technology High School voter, Kellie J., also voted for Moreno and said that the candidate’s platform spoke to her. Kellie J., who commutes to Manhattan for work as a consultant at an architectural firm, said child care was her biggest issue.

“I have a three-year-old kid, so that plays a major part in my vote today,” she told the Eagle. “Just the concept of ‘I know the struggle of trying to live in the city and afford child care,’ and I just like the platform she stands on for that.”

The two voters were part of only a small handful who showed up to the polling site Tuesday morning.

Voter turnout wasn’t much higher in the nearby Queensbridge Houses, where the local polling site had counted 20 voters by 9 a.m.

One Queensbridge Houses resident, Pamela McGraw, voted for Mary Jobaida then immediately took to campaigning for her right down the street from the poll site, handing out pamphlets to passersbys. McGraw, a retired security guard, said she voted for Jobaida because of her presence in the community, and her belief that she could deliver on her promises.

“You see her, not only when it comes time to vote,” McGraw said. “She comes out with the food banks and pantries, listens to our concerns for the people in the area. She’s active in the community…You see her coming out, asking questions to the seniors, which they need more than anything.”

Canvassers for both Jobaida and Moreno were spotted throughout Astoria on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for the Moreno campaign told the Eagle they had over 90 volunteers taking to the streets and poll sites in the morning to get last-minute votes.

Moreno cast her own ballot at PS 166Q in Astoria around 10:15 a.m. on election day, after leading a procession of supporters down Steinway Street chanting Moreno’s name and encouraging passing Queens residents to vote.

“What we are fighting for is a world, a city, a Queens, where that abundance, that safety, that dignity belongs to all of us,” Moreno told her supporters on Tuesday. “This is the place where we can show the world what the alternative to fascism is, which is Democratic Socialism.”

Abdelhamid was also out on the streets on Tuesday, campaigning near various poll sites hoping to make an impact before polls close.

“We remain optimistic about turnout despite the weather related-disruptions to early voting,” a spokesperson for Abdelhamid told the Eagle in a statement on Tuesday. “Our focus is on making sure people have clear information and a plan to vote. Even in a February special election, we’re seeing strong engagement, and we’re confident that voters will show up and make their voices heard today.”

Jobaida did not respond to a request for comment from the Eagle by time of publication.