With three hours left until polls close, more than 2 million New Yorkers have already cast their votes, according to election officials.
According to the paper, electors had counted a total of 2,195,863 votes, including early votes, as of 6 p.m. City Election Commission.
The borough of Brooklyn accounted for the majority of votes, with 685,610 votes cast.
Queens and Manhattan followed with 552,712 and 504,053 votes, respectively.
The Bronx had 288,364, while Staten Island had 165,124 by 6 p.m.
Paul Martinka
This tally could exceed the number of votes cast in the 2020 presidential election. Just over 3 million residents of the Big Apple voted between President Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Nearly 500,000 more people across the state voted early this year than in previous elections, according to preliminary numbers released Monday by the New York State Board of Elections.
More than 2.98 million people voted during this year's early voting period, compared to 2.51 million during the same period in 2020.
