Zohran Mamdani Projected Winner of NYC Mayor’s Race

Sarah Rumpf Nov 4th, 2025, 9:06 pm

L to R: Zohran Mamdani (AP Photo/Seth Wenig); Andrew Cuomo (AP Photo/Seth Wenig); Curtis Sliwa (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File).

Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City, Decision Desk HQ and NewsNation projected Tuesday evening.

Mamdani, a 34-year-old self-proclaimed Democratic socialist, shocked the Democratic establishment with his quick rise in the primary earlier this year. He defeated a slate of candidates including former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo , who then decided to take another swing at Mamdani by running as an independent.

Current NYC mayor Eric Adams dropped out of the Democratic primary in April, switched to independent, and then exited the race altogether in late S

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