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Polls in New Jersey opened at 6 a.m. Eastern Standard Time Tuesday and will continue receiving voters until 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time as Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli faces off against Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill. The New Jersey gubernatorial election is one of the most highly anticipated elections in the off-year 2025 campaign cycle, with Republicans working to build off of President Donald Trump’s inroads with voters during the 2024 cycle and flip the deep blue state red. In addition to electing the state’s next governor, New Jersey residents also are voting for school board candidates, mayoral elections for cities such as Atlantic City, and general assembly elections. New Jersey previously elected a Republican governor in 2013, when former Gov. Chris Christie was re-elected, and has thrown its support behind Democratic presidential candidates every year since George H. W. Bush’s election in 1988. Trump threw his support behind Ciattarelli months ahead of the election, with continued support in recent months to flip the state red. Sherrill has received support from high-profile Democrats such as former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Clinton. Voters will vote in a statewide special election that would drastically alter California’s congressional map. Proposition 50, or Prop 50, could add as many as five Democratic-held seats in Congress in time for the 2026 midterms. The measure asks California voters to temporarily allow the legislature to decide the state’s district maps through 2030, after which the power would return to the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission. If Prop 50 wins, it could leave as a few as four Republican-held seats across the state after 2026. Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats say Prop 50 is a necessary countermeasure to Republican-led redistricting efforts in Texas. This is an excerpt from an article written by Fox News' Amalia Roy. All eyes are on New York City this Election Day to see if former Gov. Andrew Cuomo can pull off a political comeback against democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani shocked the political establishment when he defeated Cuomo in the Democratic primary in June. Now, with Cuomo running as an Independent, the verdict is still out on whether the former governor can make up enough ground to secure a comeback. Curtis Sliwa, a New York City radio host and founder of the Guardian Angels, is also running as a Republican. Even President Donald Trump has his eyes on New York City, labeling Mamdani a “communist” and threatening to cut federal funding to the city if he wins. While all the focus has been on the mayoral race, New York City voters will also elect a new a public advocate, city comptroller, New York Supreme Court justices, district attorneys, borough presidents, city councilmembers and civil court judges. There are also six ballot measures, including proposals for an Olympic sports complex on state forest preserve land, a plan to fast track affordable housing, simplify housing project reviews, establish affordable housing projects, create a digital city map and move elections to presidential election years.
