Zohran Mamdani Defeats Andrew Cuomo In New York Democratic Mayoral Primary

Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, a new vote count confirmed Tuesday, cementing his stunning upset of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and sending him to the general election.

The Associated Press called the race after the results of the city’s ranked-choice voting tabulation were released and showed Mr. Mamdani trouncing Mr. Cuomo by 12 percentage points.

In a statement, Mr. Mamdani said he was humbled by the support he received in the primary and started turning his attention to the general election.