NEW YORK (WABC) — Voters in the Tri-state area choose not only their next president and vice president, but also representatives in Congress, U.S. senators, and statewide elections and ballot questions.

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Republican former President Donald Trump and Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris are vying for New York’s 28 electoral votes, New Jersey’s 14 electoral votes and Connecticut’s seven electoral votes in the race to replace outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden.

All three states lean heavily Democratic.

NEW YORK

A half-dozen US House races in New York have become highly competitive, making it a key state in the race to control the chamber. In the state legislature, Republicans hope to flip a handful of seats to deprive Democrats of their supermajority. New York is also one of 10 states where voters will decide on an abortion-related ballot measure. At the top of the ballot, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are vying for the state’s 28 electoral votes.

Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is also on the ballot for a third full term.

In the state legislature, Democrats have a lopsided advantage, but a net loss of a few seats in both chambers could cost them their supermajority. All Senate and National Assembly seats are up for election in November.

Voters will also decide on a ballot measure called the Equal Rights Amendment, which is largely supported by Democrats and abortion rights advocates. While the proposal does not specifically mention abortion, it would bar discrimination based on “pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive health care and autonomy.” New York is one of ten states where voters will decide abortion-related ballot questions on November 5.

NEW JERSEY

In the battle for the U.S. Senate, Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim and Republican Curtis Bashaw are vying for the open seat vacated by former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez following his bribery conviction. Kim is a three-term congressman from the 3rd District, and Bashaw is a hotel developer and primary candidate from southern New Jersey. There are also four independent candidates on the ballot.

One of the interesting races in the U.S. House is the 7th District seat, which also includes Trump’s Bedminster Golf Club. Republican Tom Kean Jr. is seeking a second term against Democrat Sue Altman, a former leader of the state’s progressive Working Families Alliance. Kean is the son, grandson and great-grandson of former New Jersey elected officials. In the 8th District, Democrat Rob Menendez, son of the recently resigned senator, is seeking a second term against Republican Anthony Valdes.

CONNECTICUT

Two-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Christopher Murphy faces a challenge from Republican Matthew Corey in a rematch of their 2018 contest. Two other candidates are also in the running.

Five incumbent members of the Democratic U.S. House of Representatives are seeking re-election. The most closely contested race is the 5th Congressional District in western Connecticut, where incumbent Rep. Jahana Hayes faces a rematch with Republican George Logan, who narrowly lost to Hayes in 2022.

Democrats are also trying to gain supermajorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate to increase Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont’s influence.

Voters will also decide on a proposed no-excuse absentee voting amendment, which would authorize the state Legislature to allow any voter to request a mail-in ballot. Under current law, voters must have an excuse to request an absentee ballot.

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