Overview
- Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race with just over 50% of the vote, becoming the city’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor, with inauguration set for January 1.
- New York City saw turnout top two million ballots, the highest in decades, as Mamdani campaigned on rent freezes, faster fare‑free buses, universal childcare and higher taxes on the wealthy.
- Ghazala Hashmi captured Virginia’s lieutenant governor race about 53% to 47%, making her the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office in the U.S. and prompting a special election for her state senate seat.
- Aftab Pureval secured a second term as Cincinnati mayor with roughly 79% of the vote, defeating Republican Cory Bowman, the half‑brother of Vice President J.D. Vance.
- News coverage cast the trio’s victories as a symbolic boost for Democrats and part of a broader night of wins for Indian‑American and South Asian candidates in state and local offices nationwide.