Within the carefully watched New York Metropolis Democratic mayoral main, no candidate reached the 50% threshold wanted to be declared the winner outright. However after a powerful displaying within the first spherical, state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani declared victory over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded earlier, in what was shaping as much as be a exceptional upset.
The New York Metropolis Board of Elections reported as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday that Mamdani was main among the many candidates voters ranked first on their poll, with 44% of the vote. Cuomo was second with about 36%. Metropolis comptroller Brad Lander adopted with about 11%.
New York mayoral candidate, Andrew Cuomo in New York Metropolis, June 24, 2025 and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York Metropolis, June 4, 2025.
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The early outcomes amounted to a powerful displaying for Mamdani, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, who had gained momentum in polling and fundraising within the closing weeks of the marketing campaign and capitalized on social media virality and enthusiasm amongst youthful voters.
In an impassioned speech to supporters shortly after midnight, Mamdani declared, “Tonight, we made historical past,” including, “I will likely be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York Metropolis.”
To his cheering supporters, Mamdani mentioned, “Now we have received as a result of New Yorkers have stood up for a metropolis they’ll afford, a metropolis the place they’ll do extra than simply wrestle, one the place those that toil within the evening can benefit from the fruits of their labor within the day.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 24: New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) speaks to supporters throughout an election evening gathering at The Greats of Craft LIC on June 24, 2025 within the Lengthy Island Metropolis neighborhood of the Queens borough in New York Metropolis.
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Cuomo addressed his supporters earlier Tuesday.
“Tonight was not our evening; tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani’s evening, and he put collectively an amazing marketing campaign and he touched younger individuals and impressed them and moved them and obtained them to come back out and vote,” Cuomo mentioned at an occasion Tuesday evening. He added, “Tonight is his evening. He deserved it. He received. We’re going to have a look and make some choices.”
New York Metropolis mayoral candidate and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo (C) speaks throughout an election celebration following the primaries on the Carpenters Union in New York Metropolis on June 24, 2025. Ex-governor Cuomo conceded on June 24, 2025, to left-wing rival Zohran Mamdani in New York Metropolis Democratic mayoral main.
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Shortly after his remarks, in a shock announcement, Cuomo’s marketing campaign mentioned he was conceding the first and “wanting towards November,” indicating he was not ruling out an impartial run.
Earlier this spring, Cuomo’s marketing campaign mentioned he would take into account working on a “Combat and Ship” poll line within the normal election that he says is supposed for voters disillusioned with the Democratic Celebration.
Cuomo’s run for mayor was to mark his political comeback practically 4 years after he resigned the governorship after a number of girls accused him of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct. Cuomo has constantly denied the allegations.
Within the mayoral race, Cuomo has campaigned on a message of being essentially the most skilled within the race and being the candidate who has already taken on President Donald Trump throughout his time as governor. Mamdani has targeted on a progressive, economy-focused platform that included a hire freeze for rent-stabilized flats and eliminating fares for New York Metropolis buses.
Mamdani, who could be the town’s first Muslim mayor and its youngest mayor in a century if elected, confronted skepticism over the feasibility of a few of his proposals and backlash over a few of his feedback on Israel.
Even with Cuomo’s announcement, the race is ready to proceed to a ranked-choice rely since no candidate of the 11 on the poll obtained greater than 50%.
Tuesday’s outcomes don’t but mirror any ranked-choice tabulation. Extra complete outcomes will not be reported till July 1, when the board of elections plans to run the ranked-choice tabulations. Below the town’s ranked alternative voting system, if no candidate breaks 50%, the candidate with the least quantity of votes is eradicated, and the vote tabulation continues in rounds. Within the second spherical, voters whose first-choice candidate obtained eradicated get their second-choice vote counted. That retains going till solely two candidates stay, and the candidate within the lead at that time wins the first.
A spokesperson for the town’s board of elections, Vincent Ignizio, informed ABC Information that the week-long watch for complete outcomes is due, partly, to the time it takes to retrieve voting machine knowledge.
The Board of Elections plans to complete counting votes over the following few weeks and can certify the outcomes on July 15.
Practically 1 million New Yorkers voted early or on the day of the first, per the Board.
In the course of the 2021 Democratic mayoral main, which was the primary time New York Metropolis used ranked-choice voting, a complete of 942,031 votes have been forged within the mayoral race, based on knowledge from the New York Metropolis Board of Elections.
In closely Democratic New York, it is probably the Democratic main winner within the mayoral race has the benefit within the normal election in November.
Probably complicating issues nevertheless, is the truth that incumbent Democratic Mayor Eric Adams is working as an impartial within the fall.
ABC Information’ Jack Moore contributed to this report.
