ciccarelli. both men have hef schedules up until polls close at 8:00 tonight. this is a race to keep your eye on. stephanie? rehema, always good to keep your eye on jersey. no matter who wins, the further woman would, person of color, first to take the office no mat here wins. what can you tell us about the race? reporter: i, too, am from jersey. big shout-out to jersey. there we go. reporter: 400-year history the city never elected a person of color or a woman to be mayor of this city but will do just that today. two face-off. essaibi-george and wu of asian descent. both poised to make history. the race, focus on race and gender, it s also about politics. literally a changing of the guard.
here in new york city, brooklyn borough president and former new york city police officer eric adams looking to become the city s second black mayor. new jersey governor phil murphy attempting to do what no other governor from the garden state has done since 1977. win a re-election, and in boston history made no matter who wins. rehema ellis in my home state of new jersey and trymaine lee in massachusetts. ra hane ma rehema, in jersey, w second doubters we are. no democratic has won re-election in over 40 years. people in new jersey moving out because of high taxes. they are pushing the govern beer to try to push the president to reinstate the s.a.l.t. deduction. easier said than done. how s it looking for the governor? reporter: according to some poll watchers, stephanie, the governor s favored to win. biden won the state last year in