Polls have closed in New York City, where a contentious race with the possibility of a socialist Muslim mayor garnered national attention and presented a test for the future of the Democratic Party.

Results from more than 800,000 mail-in and early voting ballots showed Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani leading by just under 12 points in the three-way race against disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Guardian Angels founder and perennial gadfly Curtis Sliwa.

The race has been unlike any other in recent memory in New York. Minutes before polls closed, the New York City Board of Elections announced that 2 million people had cast ballots — the highest number since 1969.

Campaigning on a core platform of affordability, Mamdani went from little-known assembly member to household name as he

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