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Nassau County returns, as of 5 p.m., are being reported by the Nassau County Board of Elections.
The 2025 New York City mayoral election is a dominant story, with potential implications for the 2026 House of Representatives and New York governorship.
The notoriously slow Nassau County Board of Elections says it will no longer wait for a Nassau police officer to drive the electronic "sticks" holding the data from each voting machine to Mineola.
Returns are expected to start flowing after 9 p.m., with the Suffolk County Board of Elections posting timely numbers.
Author's summary: Election numbers tell a story.