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In a historic win, Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani has been elected Mayor of New York City, defeating former Governor Andrew M Cuomo with 50.6% of the votes.

Mamdani led in four out of the five New York boroughs with the highest margin (23) in Queens. Cuomo led in Staten Island with a 33 point margin.

Polls closed at 9 pm EST on November 4.

At 34, Mamdani is now New York City’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor, and also reportedly its second democratic socialist mayor and the youngest in more than a century.

The election for New York’s 111th mayor has been among the most bitterly fought contests in recent US history. It is the first major poll since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025.

The mayoral ra

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