5 races for New Yorkers to watch on Election Day

And how DOJ is responding to Tish James' effort to quash subpoenas.

Good afternoon — It’s Tuesday and Election Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• It might be an “off-year” for elections but there are still plenty of races New Yorkers should keep an eye on tonight. Here are five of them.

• Here’s what the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Albany is saying in defense of its subpoenas into the work of New York Attorney General Letitia James.

• A new bill seeks to prepare the state to provide help to unpaid federal workers next time there’s a federal government shutdown.

Names in today’s CapCon: Billy Jones, Michael Cashman, Brent Davison, Elise Stefanik, Bruce Blakeman, Laura Curran, Seth Koslow, Donald J. Trump, Laura Gillen, Tom Suozzi, Anthony D’Esposito, Jared Kraham, Rich David, Matt Ryan, Miles Burnett, Lea Webb, Joe Burns, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, Curtis Sliwa, Phil Murphy, Chris Christie, Mikie Sherrill, Jack Ciattarelli, Letitia James, John Sarcone, Brian Cunningham

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(Will Waldron/Times Union)

☑️ It’s Election Day. Here are five races to watch

We have finally arrived at Election Day. Polls close at 9 p.m. and, for most local races, we’ll know the results soon after.

It’s an odd-numbered election year (and it could be the last for many local elections) but there are still plenty of interesting races for New Yorkers to watch.

That includes one that could be a bellwether for next year’s elections, one that’s received national attention and one that’s outside the Empire State.

Here are five races that will likely have an impact on New York politics, government and policy.

The state Assembly (Jim Franco/Times Union)

1. A state Assembly race in the North Country

Each seat in the 213-member state Legislature will be on the ballot next year. There’s only one for voters to decide Tuesday.

That’s the race to replace Assemblyman Billy Jones, a Democrat from the North Country who left office in the late summer. Gov. Kathy Hochul then called a special election to coincide with the regular general election.

Because it’s a special election, local party leaders chose their nominees instead of holding a primary.