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Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, defeating independent candidate and former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in Tuesday night’s race—one that was historic in more ways than one.

For starters, Mamdani made history as New York’s first-ever Muslim and South Asian mayor-elect, as well as the city’s youngest in more than a century. But this election wasn’t just about who won—it was also about the millions of New Yorkers who showed up.

According to the New York City Board of Elections , more than two million votes were cast for mayor– the most since 1969. Polls closed at 9 pm, but the record-breaking turnout had already been set hours earlier.

By early afternoon, voter participation had surpassed the 2021 mayoral race, and by nightfa

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