Mamdani Makes History With Decisive Win in NYC Mayor’s Race

Zohran Mamdani celebrates with his wife Rama Duwaji and parents at Brooklyn Paramount Theater, on Nov. 4.
Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg

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By Laura Nahmias, Nacha Cattan, and Georgia Hall

November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM UTC

Updated on

November 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM UTC

Zohran Mamdani was elected the 111th mayor of New York in a historic victory that will put an avowed democratic socialist in charge of the city that serves as the capital of global finance.

Mamdani, a Democrat, received 50.4% of the votes, while former Governor Andrew Cuomo, running on an independent line after his loss to Mamdani in the primary, garnered 41.6% with more than 90% of the vote counted. Republican Curtis Sliwa got 7.1%.