Overview

• The New York City Board of Elections finalized results July 1 showing Mamdani, 33, capturing 56% of the vote to clinch the Democratic nomination
• President Trump branded him a “communist” and warned he would withhold over $100 billion in federal aid and pursue his arrest over sanctuary city policies
• Mamdani condemned the threats as an assault on democracy, denied being a communist and pledged to defend immigrant communities against federal overreach
• His grassroots campaign, fueled by small donors, centered on taxing millionaires, freezing rents and offering free public services like buses
• In November’s general election, he will face incumbent Eric Adams, Republican Curtis Sliwa and potential independent bids from Andrew Cuomo