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Mamdani 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 candidate from the left wing of the Democratic Party, was the favourite of this election. He has just been elected mayor of New York on Tuesday, November 4.
Zohran Mamdani is the new mayor of New York. As a left-wing Democrat, he is highly disputed. This is reflected in comments from the US media.
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Total News Sources570
Leaning Left150Leaning Right70Center167Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Center
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources are Center
43% Center
L 39%
C 43%
R 18%
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