NEW YORK CITY—Self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has been elected to serve as the next mayor of New York City, the most populous city in the country.
The Associated Press called the race at 9:34 p.m. ET with 50 percent of the vote counted, declaring the Democratic nominee victorious over both former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
Just before 9:00 p.m., when polls closed, the New York City Board of Elections announced that votes had surpassed 2 million—the first time since 1969.
“The future is in our hands,” Mamdani said in a victory speech before hundreds of supporters in Brooklyn….
Mamdani Elected Mayor of New York City
