Zohran Mamdani, 34, was elected on Tuesday night (November 4) as the first Muslim mayor of New York City. The Democratic Party candidate secured 50.4% of the votes , while his rival, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who had contested as an Independent, finished second at 41.6%, while the Republican candidate, Curtis Sliwa, secured 7.1% of the vote.

His victory was accompanied by a string of Democratic successes elsewhere. Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger won the governorships of New Jersey and Virginia, while California approved Proposition 50, which will allow state legislators to redistrict before the midterm elections. Overall, the present election cycle signalled a resurgence of success for the Democratic Party for the first time since Donald Trump was elected President a year

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