Overview
- With 50.4–50.5% of the vote, Mamdani led Andrew Cuomo by roughly nine to ten points, while Republican Curtis Sliwa took about 7%, in the city’s highest mayoral turnout since 1969.
- The 34-year-old will be New York’s first Muslim mayor and its youngest in more than a century, with inauguration set for January 1, 2026.
- He campaigned on rent limits, free childcare and free bus service, powered by a volunteer army reported at 90,000–100,000 and predominantly small donations.
- Trump had endorsed Cuomo, labeled Mamdani a communist, and threatened to restrict federal money; the administration has already placed roughly $18 billion for New York transit projects on hold.
- Democrats also won the governorships in Virginia and New Jersey and passed a California redistricting measure expected to aid their 2026 House prospects.