NYC Mayor's Race: Mamdani votes for himself along Working Families Party ballot line, reports say | amNewYork

"Mamdani addresses reporters outside the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, on Election Day, Nov. 4, 2025. Photo by Shane O'Brien Zohran Mamdani voted for himself to be NYC's next mayor on Tuesday on the Working Families Party (WFP) ballot line, despite Democrats having overwhelmingly given their party's nomination back in June, according to reports. Mamdani, the frontrunner in the 2025 mayoral election after winning the Democratic primary, received an endorsement from the WFP in March, alongside three other primary candidates."

"Since convincingly winning the primary in June, Mamdani has scooped a number of high-profile nominations from more moderate Democrats, including U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader, and Gov. Kathy Hochul. However, other high-profile Democrats did not endorse the nominee, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Jay Jacobs, chair of the New York State Democratic Party. Jacobs, in particular, outright refused to endorse the Democratic nominee, citing Mamdani's stance on Israel and his democratic socialist policies."

Zohran Mamdani voted on the Working Families Party (WFP) ballot line on Election Day despite securing the Democratic nomination months earlier. Mamdani won the Democratic primary in a 12-point victory over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and emerged as the frontrunner in the 2025 mayoral race. The WFP endorsed Mamdani in March alongside other candidates. Mamdani picked up endorsements from moderate Democrats including Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Gov. Kathy Hochul. Several prominent Democrats, including Chuck Schumer and Jay Jacobs, declined to endorse him, with Jacobs citing disagreements over Israel and democratic socialist policies.

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