Overview
- An AtlasIntel poll conducted Oct. 31–Nov. 2 and released on election day put Mamdani at 44%, Andrew Cuomo at 39%, and Republican Curtis Sliwa at 16%.
- More than 735,000 New Yorkers cast early ballots, a record that skewed older than the summer primary electorate.
- On Truth Social, President Trump warned he would provide only the legally required minimum of federal funds to New York City if Mamdani wins and urged voters to support Cuomo.
- Elon Musk urged a vote for Cuomo on X and mocked Mamdani’s name, underscoring how national figures have injected themselves into the local contest.
- Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic Socialist, ran on rent controls plus free buses and childcare funded by higher taxes on the wealthy and would become the city’s first Muslim mayor if elected.