Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani looks at the menu inside of Kreyol Flavor in the East Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn, New York, as he takes a tour of the neighborhood on October 25, 2025. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist whose focus on working-class issues and personal magnetism attracted a diverse coalition of volunteers and supporters to propel a once-underdog campaign, will win New York City’s general election race for mayor, CNN’s Decision Desk projects.

Mamdani beat former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a second time, shattering the political scion’s hopes of a comeback after his loss to Mamdani in the June Democratic primary. Also running in the general election was Republican Curtis Sliwa, who refused to end

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