Key Local Races in NY and NJ

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 3

Madison Fernandez, co-author of POLITICO's New York Playbook and Mike Hayes, New Jersey reporter at WNYC/Gothamist, talk about the local races they've got their eyes on in both New York and New Jersey.

Photo: Republican gubernatorial candidate and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman speaks during a press conference on Governor Kathy Hochul's sanctuary policies in front of the New Castle Courthouse on October 06, 2026 in Chappaqua, New York (Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images)

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