Zohran Mamdani , a self-described democratic socialist, will win the New York City mayor's race, NBC News projected on Tuesday night.

Mamdani, a 34-year-old state Assembly member who was the Democratic Party nominee, defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo , who ran as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa .

The city's Board of Elections said that more than 2 million votes had been cast in the contest, the first time that number had been reached since 1969.

"Tonight we have spoken in a clear voice: Hope is alive," Mamdani told supporters in his victory speech.

"In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light," he said.

Mamdani, the first Muslim to be elected mayor, will replace scandal-scarred Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who ignominiously quit t

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