Early voting begins in New York and New Jersey for mayoral and gubernatorial elections

Early voting now takes place on Saturday in New York and New Jersey with the public voting in the hotly contested races for New York mayor and New Jersey governor.

The New York State Board of Elections said early voters have nine days to vote in person before Election Day, from Oct. 25 to Nov. 2. The race to become the next mayor of the Big Apple is attracting national attention.

Friday, the Democratic candidate for mayor and favorite Zohran Mamdani won the endorsement of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. Earlier this week, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, an independent mayoral candidate, was officially endorsed by current New York Mayor Eric Adams.

“Tomorrow I will vote on the first day of early voting,” Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa said Friday on “The Will Cain Show.” “That 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 town hall debate with independent candidate, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, left, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (Angelina Katsanis/AP)

Sliwa was pressured to drop out of the race to increase Cuomo’s chances of defeating Mamdani.

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

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

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

In the Garden State, Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are competing for the governorship. The current Democratic governor, Phil Murphy, is expected to leave office in January.

“Our polls look good. I think we’re feeling really good right now,” Sherrill touted while speaking to Fox News Digital after headlining a major party rally this week in this northern New Jersey township.

New York Mayor Eric Adams, left, and independent candidate, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, right, pose during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the 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 a great position,” Ciattarelli also said in an interview with Fox News after a campaign stop at a restaurant in Linden, New Jersey.

Paul Steinhauser of Fox News contributed to this report.