Overview
- Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race with more than 50 percent of the vote, securing a clear mandate as mayor-elect.
- Curtis Sliwa received about 146,000 votes to Andrew Cuomo’s roughly 855,000, and Mamdani’s approximately 1,036,000 votes exceed a combined Cuomo–Sliwa tally.
- Sliwa claims he was offered escalating payments up to $10 million to drop out, has not identified the sources, and a Cuomo spokesperson dismissed him as dishonest.
- Mamdani said he received a concession call from Sliwa on election night and did not receive calls from Cuomo or Mayor Eric Adams.
- Sliwa’s supporters celebrated at an election-night party, and he pledged to act as a “loyal opposition” while warning he will organize against policies he deems socialist or soft on policing.