NY-AD36: Early voting closes ahead of Feb. 3 special election to fill Mamdani's former Queens Assembly seat
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Early voting has closed ahead of the special election to replace Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the 36th Assembly District on Tuesday, with almost 10,000 voters braving freezing conditions to cast their ballots over the past week.
Early voting, which began on Saturday, Jan. 24, and continued until Sunday, Feb. 1, saw 9,831 local residents cast their votes despite polling stations being shuttered on Jan. 25 and 26 due to inclement weather.
In the 2024 general election in the district, 38,507 residents voted as Mamdani ran unopposed to win a third successive term in office.
Special elections tend to draw significantly fewer voters than primaries or general elections, but the race to replace Mamdani has drawn significant attention, with three candidates launching campaigns ahead of Tuesday’s special election.
https://qns.com/2026/02/early-voting-closes-special-election/
