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Zohran Mamdani Leads NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary as Cuomo Concedes

Final results will be decided through ranked-choice tabulation beginning July 1.

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Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, during a campaign event in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Thursday, June 19, 2025. The mayoral race has become one of the most crowded in recent memory, with at least nine Democrats with significant fundraising numbers running in this month's primary. Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg

Overview

  • Zohran Mamdani secured 43.5% of first-choice votes in unofficial tallies compared with Andrew Cuomo’s 36.3% after polls closed Tuesday night.
  • Cuomo conceded the primary to Mamdani on June 24, praising his campaign’s impact and mobilization of young and grassroots voters.
  • New York City’s ranked-choice voting will redistribute lower-ranked ballots in successive rounds beginning July 1 to determine a majority winner.
  • Mamdani’s platform emphasizes affordability measures such as rent freezes, free bus service and expanding rent-stabilized housing funded by wealth taxes.
  • The Democratic nominee is poised to face Republican Curtis Sliwa, independent Eric Adams and a possible independent Cuomo bid in the November general election.