Nearly 80,000 Big Apple voters turned out to cast their ballots as early voting kicked off Saturday – a figure nearly five times higher than the early voter turnout seen in 2021, according to unofficial data.

The New York City Board of Elections reported a total of 79,409 early voter check-ins as the polls closed Saturday – a sharp jump from the 15,418 who showed up when early voting began four years ago.

The increase comes as a hotly contested race to replace Mayor Eric Adams pits former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, running as an Independent against Democratic Party nominee and socialist Zohran Mamdani and beret-wearing Republican Curtis Sliwa. 4

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Officials said 24,046 ballots were cast in Manhattan, with 7,793 in the Bronx, 22,105 in Brooklyn, 19,045 in Queens, and 6,420 in State

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