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Zohran Mamdani casts his midterm ballot as first day of early voting kicks off in NYC

By Rich Calder2 min readNew York Post
Zohran Mamdani casts his midterm ballot as first day of early voting kicks off in NYCZohran Mamdani casts his midterm ballot as first day of early voting kicks off in NYC

Early voting kicked off Saturday in New York with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani casting his ballot at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The socialist mayor – who has been campaigning heavily to get Gov. Kathy Hochul re-elected in a race against Republican Bruce Blakeman – showed up at the Upper East Side site around 10 a.m.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani smiles behind a voting booth decorated with an American flag and the word
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani casting his ballot at the Metropolitan Museum of Art polling site as early voting kicks off in NYC on Oct. 24, 2026. AFP via Getty Images
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani greets a poll worker at the Metropolitan Museum of Art polling site.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani greets a poll worker at the Metropolitan Museum of Art polling site on the first day of early voting for the U.S. midterm elections, in New York, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. AFP via Getty Images
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives to a polling site carrying a bag of donuts for poll workers before casting his ballot.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives to the Metropolitan Museum of Art polling site carrying a bag of donuts for poll workers before casting his ballot on the first day of early voting in NYC on Oct. 24, 2026. AFP via Getty Images

Hizzoner brought donuts for poll workers and was greeted by at least one heckler, who yelled “Communist! You suck!,” according to video posted on X.

Early voting will continue for more than a week before Nov. 3 on Election Day.

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