Overview
- MSNBC and Decision Desk/DDHQ projected a Mamdani victory based on substantial but incomplete returns, while CNN showed him leading without making a call.
- Preliminary tallies cited by the outlets put Mamdani near a majority of the vote with Andrew Cuomo around the low-40s and Curtis Sliwa near 8%.
- Turnout surpassed 2 million voters for the first time since 1969, according to the New York City Board of Elections.
- If certified, the 34-year-old Democrat would become the city’s first Muslim mayor and its youngest in modern times.
- The three-way contest drew direct presidential involvement, with Trump labeling Mamdani a “communist,” urging votes for Cuomo, and warning of curtailed federal support, as official certification now awaits.