In Virginia, voters began casting early ballots on Sept. 19. The state's closely-watched governor's race pits former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears.

Newsweek’s latest tracking poll shows Mamdani widening his advantage in the New York mayoral race, securing 45 percent support.

Early voting started Saturday, Oct. 25, in New York and New Jersey, which have hotly contested races that are drawing national interest ahead of Election Day.

New York City is about to pick its next mayor—and this one’s not a sleepy civics quiz. After a noisy primary season and a final debate that seems to have actually moved a few needles, the race heads to the finish line with early voting starting tomorrow, October 25, and Election Day on November 4.

Polling stations opened Saturday for the start of in-person voting for two of the year's most closely watched elections: the New York City mayor's race and the contest to pick New Jersey's next governor.

Turnout far exceeded that of the first day of early voting in 2021, when the last mayoral election took place.

Democrat Zohran Mamdani's lead over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in next month's New York City mayoral election was down to 14 points in the RCP Average of polls going into their final debate last night.

Rep. Josh Gottheimer calls Zohran Mamdani a "job-killing socialist" while other New Jersey Democrats sidestep the New York City mayoral candidate's democratic socialist campaign.

The showdown could be the last and best chance for the candidates to convince voters before they cast their ballots.