The New York City mayor’s race pitting Zohran Mamdani against Andrew Cuomo will determine whether the city elects its first Muslim mayor and its youngest leader in generations or offers a comeback for a longtime politician who resigned as governor four years ago in disgrace.
Other top races in Tuesday’s election include a pair of races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia and a ballot measure in California that Democrats are counting on for next year’s elections to determine control of Congress.
Though local issues are a major factor in Tuesday’s contests, the winners take on an outsize role in a year when President Donald Trump has battled with governors and mayors as he’s deployed National Guard troops and immigration agents across cities and states. For Democrats, the offices offer a chance to push back on the president’s agenda, while Republicans see it as an opportunity to support his aims.
What form of ID to bring:
Different states have different voter identification rules, so it’s important to know the voter ID laws in your state before heading off to cast your ballot. Those laws determine whether voters need to show an ID and, if so, what kind. The National Conference of State Legislatures website provides information on voter ID laws in effect.
Polls are closed today in Kentucky, but that’s not a mistake, said Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams in a post on X.
“We’re getting calls about polls being closed,” Adams wrote. “They are closed because we do not have elections today.”
Kentucky’s election schedule is empty in the year after a presidential election, with the exception of special elections. Kentucky will elect a senator in next year’s midterm election to replace retiring Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, and state officials are on the ballot again in 2027.
“You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York City or the Governor of Virginia,” Adams added. “Sorry.”
