Inside Zohran Mamdani's Election Day

"The final hours of Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign were a blur of public speeches and private moments that capped a year of relentless work by the Democratic candidate and his team. Photographer Sinna Nasseri was with the assemblyman from morning to night on Election Day, documenting the whirlwind as Mamdani cast his own vote, got a shave, and made final pleas to voters on the street."

"Nasseri captured the anxious minutes after polls closed, when the candidate, his family, and his top advisers were holed up in a hotel, waiting for the results to come in. Then, joy. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., the Associated Press called the race for Mamdani, concluding a historic election marked by record voter turnout - a win that will make the 34-year-old New York City's the youngest mayor in more than a century."

The final hours of Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign involved public speeches, private moments, and intense activity from morning to night. Photographer Sinna Nasseri followed the assemblyman on Election Day as he cast his vote, received a shave, and made final appeals to voters on the street. Nasseri documented anxious minutes after polls closed when Mamdani, his family, and top advisers waited in a hotel for results. Joy erupted shortly after 9:30 p.m. when the Associated Press called the race for Mamdani. The victory followed record voter turnout and will make the 34-year-old the youngest New York City mayor in over a century.

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