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Early voting is over and we are in the final stretch for
the midterm elections. 

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Shirley Congressman Lee Zeldin both
recruited top political names this weekend to campaign ahead of Election Day. <br>

Tens of
millions have already voted and more than 230,000 votes were cast on Long
Island. 

The
outcome of the midterm elections will shape the final <a href="https://westchester.news12.com/vote-2022-president-biden-visits-yonkers-to-boost-gov-hochul-as-election-day-nears">two years of President
Joe Biden's administration</a> and it will set the stage for the next presidential
election in 2024.

In early
polls, Gov. Hochul holds a slight lead over Congressman Zeldin leading up to
Election Day. 

Nassau
Board of Elections says 119,000 Long Islanders have already cast their early
voting ballots. In Suffolk, they have received more than 111,000 early votes. 

News 12
spoke to several Long Islanders who say crime and the economy are the top two
significant issues as to why they are heading out to the polls early. 

“The
economy is the number one thing to me; my main focus is that,” says Ronald Landini, of
Levittown. 

<b><a href="https://longisland.news12.com/vote-2022-how-to-find-your-polling-location-voter-registration-status-and-election-day-hotlines">VOTE 2022: How to find your polling location, voter registration status and Election Day hotlines</a></b>

In early polls, Gov. Kathy Hochul holds a slight lead over Congressman Lee Zeldin leading up to Election Day. 

Long Island

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All right, let's get a check of the forecast with Rich Hoffman. It is going to be a bit warmer out there today. I am happy about that after the cold conditions this morning with twenties and thirties. How about temperatures in the mid upper forties? With that sunshine? We're looking much nicer around the island for today. We're getting back to average and actually a little bit above average towards the weekend, but we do have some changes coming our way. Some clouds, some wet weather will be on the horizon today, temperatures are in the mid and upper forties. You can see through Brentwood this afternoon. There's your sunshine, mostly sunny skies. A few clouds coming in towards this evening and for the evening rush hour dry weather conditions with temperatures in the mid forties, wind chills this morning have been in the twenties and thirties. Yes, it has been cold this morning. We're improving our weather during our afternoon hours. Take a look around the tri state region. Sunshine from the east end to the west end, Nassau County, seven County heading into the five boroughs of Queens down along the Jersey shoreline heading north today mostly sunny skies. Take a look at our temperatures here for today. 48 degrees, mostly sunny tonight. Partly cloudy skies. A little chilly to cold at 38 but not as cold. The last couple of morning we've had temperatures in the twenties with wind chills in the teens and twenties. The cold weather is with us. Now, going through the afternoon hours, temperatures, mid and upper forties, you can see here at around 330 going towards tonight. A few passing clouds, your evening rush hour will be dry with temperatures in the lower forties. For your Friday morning temperatures around 35 to 40 before eight o'clock. We're right around 930. Now, mid forties, even some fifties popping up more sunshine on Friday and then towards Friday evening, a few spotty showers start to develop some nuisance showers coming our way and an overnight Friday just kind of cloudy skies. But drier weather conditions into Saturday and a few more raindrops coming in Saturday night into your Sunday. So recapping your Thursday forecast today, forties to around 50 degrees, mostly sunny and nice afternoon. Then for tonight, lows are in the thirties, partly cloudy skies and then going into tomorrow, we can see here fifties after morning sunshine showers Friday evening, mostly cloudy Saturday showers coming in Sunday, Monday, but temperatures in the fifties

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Vote 2022: Gov. Hochul, Rep. Zeldin make final push to get out vote as Election Day looms

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But first on this monday, of course you've been watching the calendar and we are now a day away from a midterm, crucial to the future of new york news twelve's gen Selig is joining us with the issues driving long Islanders, jen, good morning. Hey, it's sarah. The message here is loud and clear from shoppers, whether you're a democrat or republican, every single long islander, if you're eligible, should go out and vote. Now, many of them tell me that they already cast their ballot during early voting. Meanwhile, many others plan to hit their polling site tomorrow on election Day. A lot of important races that were covering and keeping an eye out for you, especially the race for new york governor. Now, currently governor Kathy huckle is slightly in the lead. That's according to polls over GOP challenger congressman Lee Zeldin. Now leading up to election day, we spoke with several long Islanders who already went out to vote during the early voting period, many saying that it's just very convenient For them. According to the Nassau County Board of Elections. people have taken advantage of early voting and over in Suffolk County, the number of early voters is more than 111,775. So from those high numbers you can tell, many want their voices heard saying every New Yorker needs to do their part and to vote during this election, This country is spiraling downward and we need to elect officials. That will do the right thing. I think that's one of our most important rights to vote. I think it's important every election cycle. I'm a social studies teacher. Um, so I think voting is very important and to get out there and get your opinion out there and hopefully make a positive change for so many reasons, prices of food, prices, of housing, prices, of everything. It's just hopefully things will start to change. I'm not exactly sure who I'm voting for yet. The crime economy, education, affordable housing. Those are just a few major key topics. Why many voters or have went out early or plan to vote on Election Day tomorrow, polls open at six a.m. And they'll close at nine p.m. Tomorrow back to you tomorrow.

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