In the US, polling has begun in New York City, Virginia, and New Jersey to elect mayors and governors. New York City voters are choosing a new mayor in today’s election.

 

 

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assemblyman and a democratic socialist, takes on Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in a bid to become the City’s youngest mayor in over a century. If Mamdani wins, he will become the city’s first Muslim mayor.

 

 

Voters in Virginia and New Jersey are choosing new governors, with outcomes seen as a hint of next year’s congressional contests. 

 

 

Meanwhile, Californians are deciding on a rare mid-decade redistricting of congressional maps, a move that could shift political power.