Zohran Mamdani will be New York City’s 111th mayor, the Associated Press projects.

According to the AP, with a little more than 60% of the expected vote counted, Mamdani has 49.6% of the votes, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has 41.6% and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa has 7.9%.

Mamdani is the first Muslim to hold the mayoral seat.

Mamdani won the Democratic primary in June to become the party’s nominee after defeating Cuomo 56.4% to 43.6% in the final round of ranked-choice voting.

He kept a steady lead in the race in the aftermath of the primary, with polls showing him ahead of Cuomo by double digits ahead of the general election.

Mamdani began his political journey in 2020, when he won a crowded Democratic primary race for state Assembly District 36, which represents Astoria and p

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