Zohran Mamdani is leading the New York City mayoral race, having attained the Democratic party nomination. Mamdani, 33, has widened his lead over rivals, including former governor Andrew Cuomo and incumbent mayor Eric Adams. A recent poll shows him with a 19-point lead over Cuomo. Despite attacks on his Muslim identity and living situation, Mamdani is supported by prominent leftist figures. Cuomo's fall is attributed to his controversial past. Mamdani currently leads by 32 points over Republican Curtis Sliwa and 37 points over Adams.
According to a poll released on Tuesday, Mamdani, who has been endorsed by fellow leftwingers on the national stage such as Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, held a 19-point lead over Cuomo, his nearest rival.
Mamdani is a Muslim, which garnered some negative attacks ahead of the primary, and a member of the Democrat Socialists of America's nine-member State Socialists in Office bloc in New York's state assembly.
Cuomo had been expected to win the Democratic primary, but despite his almost universal name recognition, he was beaten after being weighed down by an overly conventional campaign and a damaged political past.
Mamdani was deemed on Tuesday by Siena to be 32 points ahead of Sliwa and held a 37-point lead over Adams, who has been plagued by allegations of corruption.
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