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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On Tuesday night, the self-called Democratic Socialist, Zohran Mamdani, won 50.4% of the preferences in the New York City mayor’s election, coming out elected to office. The 34-year-old Muslim imposed himself on the race for one of the most famous and expensive cities in the world. A milestone he achieved with the promise of “reducing the cost of living for working-class New Yorkers.” A message that came with proposals for how to achieve it and …
How Zohran Mamdani Made History
A day before Zohran Mamdani won the general election and became the first Muslim and first South Asian mayor of New York, the city felt alive in ways it had not for a long time. New Yorkers everywhere were already calling him their mayor. At a campaign event where Mamdani had met with night-shift workers at LaGuardia Airport and traveled to Jackson Heights to serve them food, an editor of a Bangla-language newspaper presented him with an edition…
Zohran Mamdani wins New York City’s mayoral race in victory for progressive Democrats
Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old, far-left state lawmaker, who promised to transform city government to restore power to the working class and fight back against a hostile Trump administration.In a victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani must now navigate the unending demands of America…
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