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Voters and political watchers were eyeing elections across the country as hugely important amid tense political divisions.

Self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, 34, was the favorite to defeat former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for mayor.

NEW YORK — Voters were casting ballots in high-stakes elections on both coasts Tuesday, including for mayor of New York, new congressional maps in California and governor in both New Jersey and Virginia, states whose shifting electorates could show the direction of the nation’s political winds.

For voters and political watchers alike, the races have taken on huge importance at a time of tense political division, when Democrats and

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