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Zohran Mamdani Secures Democratic Nomination in Fractured NYC Mayoral Race

His broad party backing sets the stage for a split field under heightened scrutiny

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New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani greets supporters during a primary election night gathering on June 24 in Queens.
Zohran Mamdani, Democratic candidate for mayor, can be seen leaving a press conference celebrating his primary victory with leaders and members of the city's labor unions on July 2, 2025, in New York. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Zohran Mamdani won the Manhattan Democratic Party’s executive committee endorsement by a 49–5 vote to become the official Democratic nominee for New York City mayor.
  • Former governor Andrew Cuomo and current mayor Eric Adams have both launched independent campaigns after losing or skipping the Democratic primary.
  • Early general election polls give Mamdani a 41 percent lead over Cuomo’s 27 percent and Adams’s 16 percent.
  • President Trump has repeatedly labeled Mamdani a communist and warned he will face “big problems” if he does not “behave.”
  • Observers have renewed scrutiny of Mamdani’s past social media defenses of Anwar al-Awlaki, intensifying national debate over his democratic socialist agenda.