"More than five times as many people went to cast ballots on the first day of early voting Saturday in the New York City mayoral election compared to 2021, according to the city Board of Elections. Voters are deciding whether Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo or Curtis Sliwa will succeed Eric Adams - who won the 2021 race. Saturday began early voting, which ends Sunday, Nov. 2. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4."
"The board posted that Saturday before the polls closed at 5 p.m. 79,409 people came to vote: 24,046 in Manhattan, 7,793 in the Bronx, 22,105 in Brooklyn, 19,045 in Queens and 6,420 on Staten Island. In 2021, by comparison, 15,418 were reported to have voted on Day One of early voting: 4,563 in Manhattan, 2,079 in the Bronx, 3,751 in Brooklyn, 3,441 in Queens, and 1,584 on Staten Island."
Early voting in the New York City mayoral election began Saturday and runs through Sunday, Nov. 2, with Election Day on Nov. 4. The Board of Elections reported 79,409 voters on Day One: 24,046 in Manhattan, 7,793 in the Bronx, 22,105 in Brooklyn, 19,045 in Queens and 6,420 on Staten Island. By comparison, 15,418 voters cast Day One early ballots in 2021. Nearly 1.1 million people voted in the primary, representing 29.9% of registered voters. Zohran Mamdani won the primary by 12.8 points, and public opinion polls heavily favor Mamdani to win the general election.
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