Aaron Judge, Jaxson Dart, Jalen Brunson among New York sports figures to receive votes in NYC mayoral race

In the New York City mayoral election, sports fans submitted write-in votes for local stars including Jalen Brunson, Aaron Judge, and Jaxson Dart.

Yankees' Aaron Judge, Mets' Pete Alonso Received Votes for NYC Mayor in 2025 Election

The vote totals for the 2025 mayoral election in New York City were released, and Judge received 11 write-in votes. The New York Yankees star wasn't the only baseball player who received some write-in recognition, as free agent Pete Alonso, who has spent his entire career on the New York Mets, received three.

Europe's left is taking notes on Mamdani's successful campaign for New York mayor

The New York mayor-elect's victory has energized the European left, with politicians casting themselves as their country's version of Mamdani, and strategists eager to study how he won.

Netanyahu taunts Zohran Mamdani, saying he’ll come to New York after mayor-elect vowed to arrest Israel PM

Benjamin Netanyahu taunted Zohran Mamdani this week, saying he would return to New York, defying the socialist mayor-elect’s pledge to have him arrested on charges of war crimes. “I’ll come to New York,
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Queens’ wacky write-in votes from a historic election

While a majority of voters in Queens cast a ballot for Mamdani, others voted for former Governor Andrew Cuomo or Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. But a handful of those voters got a little more creative.

Off-the-wall New York State election law prime for trickery, as spoiler candidates snatch extra ballot lines

Fast forward to 2025. Democrat-endorsed Cooper Macco ran in a WFP June primary in the Huntington supervisor’s race but lost to Maria Delgado. In November, Macco lost to incumbent Republican Ed Smyth by 602 votes while Delgado garnered 1,195.

It's time to move New York's primaries to Super Tuesday | Opinion

It’s time New York voted on Super Tuesday. To that end and simultaneous to the Democratic National Committee establishing presidential primary rules in the coming months, we have introduced legislation to permanently ensure New York’s relevancy in the nominating process starting in 2028.
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Voter discrimination lawsuit against New York town moves forward

State law mandates counties, cities, towns or school districts with a record of discrimination in New York must seek approval from state election officials before approving major changes to local voti

List of 2025 Elections Where Democrats Overperformed Trump’s Margins

Trump confidently carried Iowa Senate District 35 by about 21 points in 2024. In January, Democrat Mike Zimmer flipped the seat, winning by roughly 4 points over Republican Katie Whittington. The result was about a 25-point overperformance by Democrats compared with Trump’s margin a year earlier.