Zohran Mamdani elected
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Back bencher left-wing, democratic socialist Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani took Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa to school during his historic victory in the race for mayor, political analysts told The Post.
Mamdani, a democratic socialist in the state Assembly, will become New York City's first Muslim mayor and its first mayor of South Asian descent.
In an election which saw record early voting turnout, Mamdani surged to victory Tuesday night with 49.6% of the vote, compared to 41.6% for independent Andrew Cuomo and 7.9% for Republican Curtis Sliwa when the race was called just after 9:30 p.m. Polls in New York closed at 9 p.m.
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani officially won the highly-contentious New York City mayoral race on Tuesday night.
New York City mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa find common ground rejecting billionaire influence despite their contentious campaign rivalry.
Despite mounting pressure from his party to quit, the GOP nominee told Newsweek he’s determined to stay in the NYC mayoral race to the bitter end.
Both Mamdani and Republican candidate Sliwa appear twice on the ballots due to the fusion voting system followed by the city.
Donald Trump did NOT stay silent after Zohran Mamdani’s historic New York City mayoral victory. Moments after Mamdani’s speech in Brooklyn, Trump fired off a cryptic four-word Truth Social post that instantly sent political circles into a frenzy.