Overview
- Projections show Mamdani at roughly or just above 50% of the vote, with Andrew Cuomo near 41% and Republican Curtis Sliwa a distant third.
- He becomes New York’s first Muslim mayor and, at 34, its youngest in modern times, with inauguration set for January 1, 2026.
- Turnout topped two million voters, the highest in decades, after a campaign that energized younger New Yorkers through aggressive social-media outreach.
- Mamdani campaigned on cost-of-living relief, proposing rent regulation and freezes, free buses and childcare, financed by higher taxes on wealthy residents and corporations.
- The win is being read nationally as a setback for Trump, who attacked Mamdani and warned of limiting federal funds, as Democrats also notched victories in New Jersey, Virginia and a pro-Democratic redistricting measure in California.