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As of 5 p.m., Nassau County returns are in, courtesy of the Nassau County Board of Elections.
The 2025 New York City mayoral election dominates the scene, with potential implications for 2026, including control of the House of Representatives and the New York governorship.
In Nassau County, three contested countywide races and control of its towns and cities are being decided, with any NYC fallout likely to be immediate and quantifiable.
Returns are expected to start flowing after 9 p.m., with the Suffolk County Board of Elections posting timely numbers, unlike the notoriously slow Nassau County Board of Elections.
The Nassau County Board of Elections has announced it will no longer wait for a police officer to drive electronic data from voting machines to Mineola.
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Author's summary: Election numbers tell a story.