Election results: Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor, Mikie Sherrill wins NJ governor

Taxes and the economy are the most important issues for New Jersey voters, according to a preliminary exit poll analysis by ABC News.

Most New Jersey voters said the economy in the state was doing "not so good" or "poor," and that property taxes were "a major problem" where they live, according to the analysis.

Most New Jersey voters also said electricity costs where they live are "a major problem," according to the analysis.

-ABC News' Emily Guskin

More than half of voters in New York City said Tuesday that the cost of living was the most important issue facing the city, dwarfing the other issues measured in preliminary ABC News exit polling.

-ABC News' Emily Guskin

As of 6:00 p.m., more than 1.7 million New Yorkers have voted in the mayoral race, according to the Board of Elections.

That includes early voters and mail-in ballots.

The polls close at 9:00 p.m.

The turnout is the highest since 1993.

Highest Mayoral Turnout Elections
1965 - 2,652,451
1993 - 1,898,437
2001 - 1,520,443
1997 - 1,409,347
2005 - 1,315,360

Mayor Eric Adams voted Tuesday evening and his office says he voted for Andrew Cuomo.

Adams said he had no problems finding Cuomo's name on the ballot.

"The only message I can give to New Yorkers as I go to the next leg of my journey: I'm leaving you a good city," don't mess it up, he said, using an expletive.