More than 192,271 votes were cast in early voting around Connecticut and hundreds of thousands more were expected Tuesday.

Result were still coming in Tuesday evening in two blue-collar central Connecticut cities where Democrats were looking to win back control of city hall while Republicans sought to maintain power.

Election Day is upon us. Voters are determining the next mayor of New York City, the next governor of New Jersey, among other positions, and answering key ballot proposal questions, with housing being a main issue.

The exchange said a lot about politics in the Donald Trump era. Though Connecticut's Nov. 4 elections are strictly municipal — that means mayors, selectmen, board of education members, etc. — in many communities national politics have seeped into campaigns, to the point where sentiment toward Trump could conceivably affect race results.

Newsweek’s Leonardo Feldman breaks down the key elections nationwide that could reshape the political landscape, from New York’s mayoral race to tight governor contests in Virginia and New Jersey, and California’s redistricting measure.