Polls have closed in the New York City mayor's race, a generational and ideological contest between a democratic socialist and a former governor that will resonate across the US.

Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary earlier in 2025, faces former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, who is trying to land a massive upset.

Voters came out in huge numbers on Tuesday, US time. According to the city's Board of Elections, more than two million voters cast ballots - the first time that has happened in a New York mayoral race since 1969.

A victory for 34-year-old Mamdani would give the city its first Muslim mayor and its youngest leader in generations, while elevating the democratic socialist to political stardom and g

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