{"id":28937,"date":"2025-11-05T01:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T01:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/28937\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T01:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T01:01:09","slug":"staten-island-election-night-2025-huge-turnout-caps-contentious-mayoral-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/28937\/","title":{"rendered":"Staten Island Election Night 2025: Huge turnout caps contentious mayoral race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZMDTGOQ2IVFI7IZGO43VBYWDVM\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. &#8212; Borough voters have been casting their ballots for more than a week, and finally the long-anticipated start of vote reporting begins: It is Election Night 2025 on Staten Island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MPXC7PLJ2ND2RAGPG5MQUNYXEU\">There are a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2025\/10\/election-2025-early-voting-begins-oct-25-heres-everything-staten-islanders-need-to-know.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2025\/10\/election-2025-early-voting-begins-oct-25-heres-everything-staten-islanders-need-to-know.html\">races on the Staten Island ballot this year<\/a>, including the hotly contested mayoral contest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HHNAB3XOG5H27C3EWFLMOT6SRQ\">We will provide updates during the night, with real-time results and insight from reporters in the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LHVKFPZTYVHZNFRXXEHPZURJ7U\">Refresh this page to see the latest updates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MO5CZ5UTKJCUHPUYZK2FTXNGLQ\">7:41 P.M. &#8212; REP. NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS SAYS \u2018I\u2019LL WORK WITH WHOEVER PREVAILS\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"G6TPQGV7H5AILM3RIC73EZZEVA\">In an Election Night interview on NY1, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican who represents Staten Island and part of Brooklyn in the U.S. House, looked ahead to a new mayoral administration for NYC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WDFIVFNCGFDN5KX5UJU5YILUSY\">\u201cI\u2019ll be happy with anybody but Mamdani,\u201d Malliotakis said, but also said that she believed the candidate that she has endorsed and supported, Curtis Sliwa, was \u201cthe best candidate for the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MNT4U5J7GNFWPGAT2DFEVVY62Y\">She also touched on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent candidate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MG3RFELLIVCGRE7PQROX2UWLFA\">\u201cI could not support Andrew Cuomo and endorse him, why?\u201d she said. \u201cBecause I fought against his policies in Albany for 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5Z44JF2NZZBFTENRPZBW7CNIE4\">She continued, \u201cBut if he wins tonight, I\u2019d actually be happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FOREY2PSGNFDNP2JSCSTV4BHDA\">She said that she is not a Mamdani supporter because of his policies, saying she believes her feelings align with \u201ca lot of people who don\u2019t like socialism and fled socialism.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4A7QU42NIVG4HKUGBI4O3K3C5I\">Her mother fled the suppressive regime in Cuba. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QZT5S4WCPVBI5AWAIT3HXVX6MM\">Ultimately, though, she said \u201cI\u2019ll work with whoever prevails.\u201d She said, \u201cI have to,\u201d as the Republican congressional representative from NYC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IIT4B6WKYZG2DGF3LNHXZM43X4\">7:22 P.M. &#8212; MORE THAN 123K STATEN ISLANDERS HAVE ALREADY VOTED<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YFEAAHOQ2RGRNHLGVJD6ZF4GKI\">In 2021, the last mayoral election, 107,163 total votes from Staten Islanders were collected, with about 5,250 of those absentee ballots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ARJVFBTS6RFYFPZM33PSZBLXNY\">As of 6 p.m., Staten Island voting had blown that number away, with the Board of Elections reporting that 123,827 Staten Islanders had cast votes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"X3RBEAWCKVFXVKXZWU7SGGZIYY\">More than 7,000 absentee ballots from Staten Islanders have been counted. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2UP64MEY25FOJEEFZ75L7ZOZBM\">7:13 P.M. &#8212; THERE\u2019S STILL TIME TO VOTE!<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MA3R7ORCFRALZGOMGMWYCAOV3U\">Polls close in New York at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5KNOWQLHNNFZ7GRXAFD42DJFEU\">If you have not voted yet, there is still time; check out our comprehensive guide to this year\u2019s ballot before you head to the polls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"AZ37FHKFFVCVHPJGE7KQILQWBQ\">&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2025\/10\/election-2025-early-voting-begins-oct-25-heres-everything-staten-islanders-need-to-know.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2025\/10\/election-2025-early-voting-begins-oct-25-heres-everything-staten-islanders-need-to-know.html\">2025 STATEN ISLAND VOTER GUIDE<\/a> &lt;&lt;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"AFI33S5CQRCTTAE2XFXLILXA6Y\">Across Staten Island, the candidates vying for office have been working to get voters to the polls.<\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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