By Staff Reporter
Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani poses for a photo, during the New York City mayoral election, at the PS 20 The Clinton Hill School, in the Brooklyn borough of
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Zohran Mamdani has won the closely-watched mayoral election in New York City, defeating independent Andrew Cuomo, according to projections by the Associated Press news agency.
Mamdani, who calls himself a democratic socialist, will become the city’s first Muslim mayor.
He has drawn liberal voters with plans for free childcare, free bus transport and a rent freeze affecting roughly one million rent-regulated New Yorkers.
Democratic candidates are also racking up wins in other key races, including the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia.
Voters in California are, meanwhile, deciding whether to approve new congressional maps that could flip as many as five Republican-held House seats to Democratic control in the 2026 midterm elections.
