Overview
- Initial tallies show Mamdani at roughly 50.3% to Andrew Cuomo’s 41.6%, with Curtis Sliwa around 7% as the Associated Press called the race soon after polls closed.
- More than 2 million New Yorkers cast ballots, the highest participation in a mayoral race since 1969, alongside tens of millions in anti-Mamdani spending from billionaire-backed super PACs, according to Forbes.
- Trump publicly labeled Mamdani a communist and warned he would limit federal funding to New York, a threat the White House echoed on X after the race was called.
- Sliwa conceded after underperforming and faced an online backlash from critics who accused him of splitting anti-Mamdani votes.
- Mamdani declared a “mandate for change,” is slated to be inaugurated January 1, 2026, and campaigned on measures such as fare-free buses and a rent freeze for rent-stabilized apartments.