US EditionMamdani Wins New York City Mayor’s Race
- On Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani, 34-year-old New York State assemblymember, was elected mayor of New York City, defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
- Running on affordability proposals, Mamdani combined a multilingual digital campaign with high-profile endorsements from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative, Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator, and Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York.
- Poll results and betting odds indicated Zohran Mamdani led with 93% on Kalshi, 94.6% on Polymarket, and large leads in Marist University and Beacon Research polls.
- He will be inaugurated on January 1, 2026 and inherits New York City, population 8.5 million, a municipal workforce of roughly 300,000, and a city budget of $115 billion.
- At least 26 billionaires funded opposition, including Bloomberg’s $8.3 million, Lauder family's $2.6 million, and Ackman’s $1.75 million, while Trump warned of federal funding cuts if Mamdani wins.
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Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the election for mayor of New York, becoming the first Muslim of Indian origin to head the largest American city.
Zohran Mamdani Cites Nehru: In his victory speech, NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani invoked Jawaharlal Nehru while declaring his election toppled a political dynasty, framing his win over Andrew Cuomo as a transformative moment for the city's governance.
Zohran Mamdani will destroy New York
William F. Buckley Jr once quipped that he would rather be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone book than by the Harvard faculty. New York City is about to be governed by the Columbia University student body. A city that used to think of itself as grown up has just elected
Khan says New York has followed London in choosing hope by making Mamdani mayor
Sir Sadiq Khan congratulated Democrat Zohran Mamdani on his election as New York’s new mayor. New York has followed London in choosing hope over fear in electing Democrat Zohran Mamdani as the city’s new mayor, according to his London counterpart Sir Sadiq Khan. Mr Mamdani, 34, defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to become the city’s first Muslim mayor and the first of South Asian heritage. Sir Sadiq congratulated M…
The left Democrat has won the election, according to consistent extrapolations, to the displeasure of Donald Trump.
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