The contest features three leading candidates: Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat; former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat running as an independent; and Curtis Sliwa, a Republican.

The contest features three leading candidates: Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat; former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat running as an independent; and Curtis Sliwa, a Republican.

Trump faces key political tests as voters head to polls in Virginia, New Jersey and NYC elections. Early measure of how Americans view his policies and leadership.

The polls are closing in Virginia, where the races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general are being watched closely in this once key swing state.

Democrats will be watching today’s results carefully, with the party locked out of power in Washington and struggling to find consensus on the best path out of the political wilderness.

Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat and former Virginia congresswoman, has for months been favored over her Republican opponent, Winsome Earle-Sears, the current lieutenant governor. But a texting scandal involving the Democratic candidate for attorney general has added a degree of unpredictability in the race’s final weeks.