After months of speeches, debates and campaign ads, voters around the country and here in the city are finally headed to the polls this Election Day.
In New York, voters will cast ballots in three statewide races.
Governor Andrew Cuomo is leading Republican challenger Rob Astorino in the polls and in fundraising.
But Astorino accuses Cuomo of being an Albany insider who hasn’t done enough for the economy.
If Cuomo wins, it would make him the state’s first Democratic governor to win re-election since his father.
Republican John Cahill is looking to unseat Democratic Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
Cahill has been ripping Schneiderman for his role in the scandal over the anti-corruption Moreland Commission.
Schneiderman is touting his record on curbing illegal gun sales and strict regulations on prescription drugs.
Democratic State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is also up for re-election.
His Republican challenger is Bob Antonacci, who currently serves as comptroller of Onondaga County.
One of the most closely watched Congressional races is right here in the city.
Republican Michael Grimm is squaring off with Democrat Domenic Recchia.
NY1′s latest poll shows Grimm with a 19 point lead, despite the fact that he currently faces a 20-count federal indictment.
Meantime, in Washington, Republicans are looking to hold onto the House and gain control of the U.S. Senate.
Democrats currently hold a 53-45 seat majority in the Senate. But if the Republicans win six seats, they will retake the majority they lost in 2006.
Polls show the GOP has a good chance of picking up seats vacated by retiring Democrats in West Virginia, Montana, South Dakota, and Iowa.
Republicans could also flip seats in Arkansas, North Carolina, Colorado, New Hampshire, Alaska and Louisiana.
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