Will Zohran Mamdani be elected New York City mayor? Who will be the next governor of New Jersey? Will California adopt a new congressional map? Those are among the questions The Associated Press will answer when the news organization tabulates votes and declares winners in hundreds of races that are on ballots nationwide Tuesday.

Tuesday is the last chance to vote on a transit tax referendum. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education and city and town council elections are also on the ballot.

Protests have escalated in major cities across Tanzania as opposition supporters denounce Wednesday's presidential and parliamentary elections as a sham. Hundreds of demonstrators also crossed into Kenyan territory, barricading roads, lighting bonfires and tearing down posters of President Samia Suluhu Hassan along the way.

Undecided voters still may play a major role in the New Jersey gubernatorial race, where the Democratic candidate has held a small lead in polling.

Voters head to the polls next week in California, Virginia and New Jersey among other states. Senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro explain what they are watching in these elections — and what voters’ choices might say about the political moment.

On Friday, "The View" co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said it was "wholly irresponsible" for Gov. Gavin Newsom to cast doubt on "free and fair "elections" under President Donald Trump.

Plus, Democrats look to their gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia for a boost of momentum.

Track the latest polls about Democrat Jay Jones and Republican incumbent Jason Miyares in the Virginia attorney general election.