5 things to watch in Tuesday’s biggest Election Day contests

(The Hill) - Election Day dawns on Tuesday with four contests commanding the most national attention.

In New York City, 34-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani hopes to become mayor.

Mamdani leads the polls by a comfortable margin against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, now running as an independent. Republican Curtis Sliwa is a distant third.

Two races for governor are also in the spotlight.

In New Jersey, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) is leading by a narrow margin against former state Rep. Jack Ciattarelli (R). In Virginia, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) holds a wider advantage over the state Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears.

In both of those states, the incumbent governors — Democrat Phil Murphy in New Jersey and Republican Glenn Youngkin in Virginia — are term-limited out of office.