"Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani has won the mayoral election for the nation's largest city Tuesday night, beating out former mayor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani took home 50.4 percent of the vote against Cuomo's 41.6 percent and Sliwa's 7.1 percent, with an estimated 90 percent of the vote counted, according to the New York Times. The 34-year-old Mamadani, a Ugandan immigrant of Indian origin, previously served as a member of the New York State Assembly for his district in Queens."
"Mamdani ran an upbeat, optimistic campaign that emphasized his youth, immigrant origin, and above all his commitment to deploy New York City's resources to bring down the cost of living for its inhabitants. His campaign promise to "freeze the rent" on rent-stabilized housing in NYC touched a chord with inhabitants suffering from the city's chronically high housing costs; he also proposed a program of affordable housing construction and opening grocery stores owned and operated by New York's municipal government to bring down food prices."
Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election with 50.4 percent of the vote, defeating Andrew Cuomo (41.6%) and Curtis Sliwa (7.1%) with roughly 90 percent of ballots counted. Mamdani is 34, a Ugandan immigrant of Indian origin, and formerly represented a Queens district in the New York State Assembly. He rose from a dark‑horse primary challenge to upset Cuomo, prompting Cuomo to run as an independent. Mamdani campaigned on reducing the cost of living through rent freezes on rent-stabilized housing, affordable housing construction, and municipally run grocery stores. His DSA ties and prior controversial positions, including past support for defunding the police and critical comments on Israel and Gaza, generated conservative backlash and concern among establishment Democrats.
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