NY state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has officially won the Democratic mayoral primary for New York City, in a stunning victory by the 33-year-old socialist over former-NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Mamdani was elected to the New York state Assembly in 2021, and he launched his campaign for mayor last fall.
The New York City Board of Elections released the latest election results Tuesday, showing Mamdani with 56% of the vote. Mamdani will face incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who opted to keep his name on the ballot as an independent, in the November general election.
Mamdani declared victory on election night last week after his closest competitor, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, conceded. Early results showed Mamdani leading with 43.5% support in the first-choice count, however, he did not clear the 50% mark, which forced additional rounds of tabulation with city officials counting second- and third-choice votes. During his victory speech on election night, Mamdani said: “I will be the mayor for every New Yorker, whether you voted for me, for Governor Cuomo, or felt too disillusioned by a long-broken political system to vote at all. I will fight for a city that works for you, that is affordable for you, that is safe for you. I will work to be a mayor you will be proud to call your own. I cannot promise that you will always agree with me, but I will never hide from you.”
After Tuesday’s official results were announced, Mamdani posted on social media : “I am humbled by the support of more than 545,000 New Yorkers in last week’s primary. This is just the beginning of our expanding coalition to make New York City affordable. And we will do it together.”
Cuomo also released a statement after the results were posted, thanking his supporters and saying, “We’ll be continuing conversations with people from all across the city while determining next steps.”
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