Zohran Mamdani Wins New York City Mayoral Election in Historic Upset By Staff Reporter November 5, 2025 Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic assemblyman and prominent democratic socialist, was projected the winner of the November 4, 2025 New York City mayoral election, becoming the citys youngest mayor in more than a century and its first Muslim mayor. Mamdani secured a majority of the vote in the three-way contest, topping former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Key figur

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NEW YORK As polls close across the city, attention in the tightly watched New York City mayoral contest is sharply focused on Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old state assembly member who vaulted from relative obscurity to the front of the ticket this year. Early returns and analysis arriving after the 9 p.m. local closing of polls will determine whether Mamdanis insurgent, progressive message carries him to City Hall in a race complicated by independent bids and high turnout. Zo