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As the polling for New York’s Mayor and New Jersey’s Governor continues, a series of bomb threats have forced several polling stations to shut in New Jersey. The Telegraph quoted authorities as saying that at least two sites in Paterson city were shut down after threats were received, while officials are reviewing emails about further threats, some of which have been exposed as hoaxes. For the Governor of New Jersey the polls have showed Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a congresswoman, holding a narrow lead over her Republican challenger, former state lawmaker Jack Ciattarelli. Besides New Jersey, Virginia is also voting to choose the next governor. According to Reuters, the races will serve as an early gauge of the American electorate’s response to President Donald Trump’s norm-shattering nine months in office. Rallying for the Democrats, former President Barack Obama led several rallies over the weekend in New Jersey and Virginia urging voters to elect Democrats against Republican Trump’s “lawlessness”. Meanwhile, for the New York’s mayoral race, the contenders are Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, faces 67-year-old former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent. A former governor of New York state, Andrew Cuomo is hoping for a comeback from sexual harassment allegations that led to his resignation in 2021. The 67-year-old Democrat running as an independent, has led a centrist campaign for mayor drawing on his decades of experience in politics — including a stint as New York attorney general and in president Bill Clinton’s administration. He has prioritized public safety with a pledge to hire 5,000 new officers for the New York Police Department. Cuomo has also proposed building new housing for residents of differing income levels, smaller classroom sizes and more access to affordable health care. According to Reuters, more than 3 million people voted early in Virginia, New York and New Jersey, in each case far exceeding the totals from four years ago. In New York City, there were 735,000 ballots cast, according to the city elections board, more than four times the number in 2021.
