(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. He 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, Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill is leading by a narrow margin against former Republican state Rep. Jack Ciattarelli. In Virginia, former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger holds a wider advantage over 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 o

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