Overview
- The Associated Press called the race less than an hour after polls closed, with Mamdani at roughly 50%, Andrew Cuomo near 41%, and Curtis Sliwa about 7% as three-quarters of votes were counted.
- New York recorded more than 2 million ballots, the highest mayoral turnout since 1969.
- At 34, Mamdani becomes the city’s first Muslim mayor and one of its youngest, with inauguration set for January 1.
- His campaign centered on rent freezes for stabilized units, free and faster buses, universal childcare, and city-run grocery stores funded by higher taxes on wealthy residents and corporations.
- The win carries national implications as Democrats also captured Virginia and New Jersey governorships, while President Donald Trump attacked Mamdani and warned he could restrict federal funds.