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Mamdani Stuns Cuomo In New York Mayoral Primary

Bonisiwe Shabane
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mamdani stuns cuomo in new york mayoral primary

Zohran Mamdani spoke at a rally in Harlem Saturday as he seeks to widen support following New York City’s Democratic primary. Mamdani declared victory over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Results will be finalized after the city’s ranked choice vote-counting resumes Tuesday. (AP video: Mary Conlon) NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, a new vote count confirmed Tuesday, cementing his stunning upset of former Gov.

Andrew Cuomo and sending him to the general election. The Associated Press called the race after the results of the city’s ranked choice voting tabulation were released and showed Mamdani trouncing Cuomo by 12 percentage points. Mamdani said he was humbled by the support he received in the primary and has started turning his attention to November. “Last Tuesday, Democrats spoke in a clear voice, delivering a mandate for an affordable city, a politics of the future, and a leader unafraid to fight back against rising authoritarianism,” he said in a... A young left-wing candidate, Zohran Mamdani, is poised to become the Democratic nominee for New York mayor after delivering a stunning political upset. The 33-year-old democratic socialist declared victory in the party's primary on Tuesday, defeating his main rival and political veteran Andrew Cuomo who previously served as state governor.

"Tonight we made history," Mamdani said in his victory speech. If elected, he would be the first Muslim and Indian American to lead the nation's largest city. Cuomo, 67, was attempting to pull off a comeback after resigning from office in 2021 over a sexual harassment scandal. He congratulated his opponent for a "really smart and great campaign". The primary in staunchly liberal New York is likely to determine who becomes mayor in November's election. After a stunning victory in the New York City Democratic primary for mayor, Zohran Mamdani is top of mind for many New York lawmakers, both Republican and Democrat.

That includes President Donald Trump, who called him a “100% Communist Lunatic.” NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports. Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race in a stunning upset, as the young, progressive upstart who was virtually unknown when the... Though the race’s ultimate outcome will still be decided by a ranked choice count, Mamdani took a commanding position just hours after the polls closed. With victory all but assured, Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist who ran an energetic campaign centered on the cost of living, told supporters, “I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New... “I will be the mayor for every New Yorker, whether you voted for me, for Governor Cuomo, or felt too disillusioned by a long-broken political system to vote at all,” he said. “I will work to be a mayor you will be proud to call your own.”

Our nonprofit newsroom relies on readers like you to power investigations like these. Join the community that powers NYC’s independent local news. Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is on track to secure the Democratic nomination for mayor, after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded to him Tuesday night following the first round of ranked-choice primary votes. The early upset in the mayoral race was remarkable. The 33-year-old Democratic socialist rallied new and young voters to his cause and launched a ground game that outmatched the field.

Mamdani took the lead against the 67-year-old former governor, who resigned in disgrace after multiple accusations of sexual harassment yet enjoyed outsize name recognition and more than triple the money spent on his behalf.

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