Kathy Hochul, Bruce Blakeman hit the campaign trail hard as early voting ends in New York

Kathy Hochul, Bruce Blakeman hit the campaign trail hard as early voting ends in New York

The candidates in the New York governor's race traversed the state on Sunday, looking to score late points with voters ahead of Tuesday's election.

Gov. Kathy Hochul was in New York City, which typically votes blue, and Nassau County Executive and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman spent part of his time in Suffolk County, Rensselaer County, and Oswego County, parts of the state political experts say he stands a chance to gain some votes.

Sunday marked the final day of early voting. The New York City Board of Elections said the unofficial total number of ballots cast in the city was 690,526. Statewide, more than 1.7 million voted early, according to the state Board of Elections.

In the city, the unofficial vote tally by borough was:

- Manhattan: 188,434

- Bronx: 67,630

- Brooklyn: 219,536

- Queens: 162,914

- Staten Island: 52,012

Shaking hands with people at a Buffalo Bills bar in Astoria, Queens, and holding a baby alongside Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was part of how Hochul appealed to voters Sunday, two days before Election Day.

Hochul was asked who was...