Early voting opens for mayoral, gubernatorial races in New York and New Jersey

Early voting is underway in New York on Saturday and New Jersey The public cast their ballots in hotly contested races for mayor of New York City and governor of New Jersey.

The New York State Board of Elections said early voters are given nine days to cast their ballots in person, starting Oct. 25 and ending Nov. 2, before Election Day. The race to become the Big Apple’s next mayor is gaining national attention.

On Friday, the Democratic mayoral candidates and front-runners Johran Mamdani It drew support from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y. Earlier this week, former New York Gov. Andrew CuomoThose running as independent mayoral candidates have been formally endorsed by the current mayor of New York City. Eric Adams.

“Tomorrow, I vote on the first day of early voting,” Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa said Friday on ‘The Will Cain Show.’ “This should put a nail in the coffin for anyone who thinks I’m giving up.”

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Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, center, speaks during a mayoral debate with independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (Angelina Katsanis/AP)

Sliwa is under pressure to drop out of the race to increase Cuomo’s chances of beating Mamdani.

Meanwhile, the New Jersey Division of Elections said each county in the state will “designate individual early voting locations that will be open Saturday, October 25, 2025 – Sunday, November 2, 2025 (in-person early voting period).”

“In 2021, landmark legislation established in-person early voting in New Jersey. This law makes our state more voter-friendly and strengthens our democracy by expanding opportunities to exercise your right to vote,” it added.

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Democrat Mickey Sherrill, left, and Republican Jack Ciatarelli are vying to become New Jersey’s next governor. (Victor J. Blue/Getty Images; Mark Kauzlarich/Getty Images)

In the Garden State, Democrat Mickey Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciatarelli Contesting for the governorship. Incumbent Democrat Governor Phil Murphy is set to leave office in January.

“Our turnout looks good. I think we’re feeling pretty good right now,” Sherrill said Fox News spoke with Digital After headlining a major party rally this week in this northern New Jersey township.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, left, and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, pose during the second half of the NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Frank Franklin II/AP)

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“I think we’re in good shape,” Ciatarelli said in an interview with Fox News after a campaign stop at a luncheon in Linden, N.J.

Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.