Cuomo Concedes New York Mayoral Primary After Mamdani Leads First Round

Mamdani declares victory in NYC mayoral primary after Cuomo concedes race

Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary race following former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's concession. Official results will still be decided by a count of the ranked-choice ballots. CBS News correspondent Jarred Hill has the latest.

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“Andrew Cuomo will drop out of the mayor’s race after his humiliating defeat against socialist Zohran Mamdani — as the ex-governor’s donors and backers desert him and weigh whether to boost Eric Adams,”the New York Post reports. “Several insiders close to the Cuomo camp said Wednesday that the thrice-elected Democrat will almost certainly not run in the general election as an independent candidate, seeing no obvious path to victory.”

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