The result makes Mamdani the first mayoral candidate in New York to surpass the one-million-vote mark since 1969.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is set to take the helm of New York City after a race with record voter turnout.

Mamdani will become the first Muslim mayor of the largest US city.

Results are still coming in as votes are counted in New York City, New Jersey and Virginia, where Democratic candidates swept to victory in closely watched races.

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are facing off to be New Jersey’s next governor.

Some voters told Scripps News they had reservations about Ciattarelli, the Republican candidate in the race, who had voted in the New Jersey state legislature to raise taxes several times.

Polls are now closed in Virginia, where there is a closely watched governor's race. New Jersey voters focused on taxes and economy: Exit polls Taxes and the economy are the most important issues for New Jersey voters,

Millions of voters are casting ballots Tuesday in U.S. state and local elections.

Sherrill also has leaned into her biography, which includes serving as a U.S. Navy officer and helicopter pilot and working as a prosecutor.