More than 1.85 million New York City residents had mailed ballots in or voted in person as of 6 p.m., the city’s Board of Elections stated . That included 1,748,698 votes in person and more than 102,000 mail-in ballots.

That turnout is the highest since 1993, the New York Post reported , citing city data.

“Supposedly an unprecedented 2.2 million turnout with 60% above 45 years old,” wrote Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square. “I am going to be an optimist and say Andrew Cuomo is going to get the win.”

Cuomo, a former New York governor, is running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani, an anti-Israel state representative who is the frontrunner in the race. Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, is the Republican nominee.

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