Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo. Photo 1: Dmitryshein/Wikimedia Commons. Photo 2: Delta News Hub/Wikimedia Commons.
By Gus Saltonstall
Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City, according to multiple publications, including the New York Times and CNN.
The race was called around 9:38 p.m. on Tuesday by multiple news outlets. Here is the breakdown of the vote between Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, and Curtis Sliwa, as of 10:30 p.m., according to the New York Times.
Zohran Mamdani (D): 50 percent (1,018,190 votes)
Andrew Cuomo (I): 41 percent (841,476 votes)
Curtis Sliwa (R): 7 percent (144,554 votes)
Mamdani, 34, will become the youngest mayor of New York City in more than 100 years, and also the first Muslim mayor of the five boroughs.
There were more than two million votes cast in the New York City mayoral race this year, which is the most since 1969, according to the New York State Board of Elections.
Locally, New York City Councilmember Shaun Abreu won reelection in Morningside Heights and Upper West Side District 7, according to NY1. Here is the voter break down as of 10 p.m.
Shaun Abreu (D): 86 percent
Manual Williams (R): 8 percent
Edafe Okporo (I): 5 percent
Elsewhere throughout the borough, Upper West Side State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal is comfortably leading in the race to be the next Manhattan Borough President as of 9:40 p.m., according to NY1. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has also won his reelection campaign, according to NY1.
Here are the results for those two races as of 10:30 p.m., according to NY1.
Manhattan Borough President Race
Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D): 80 percent
Seson Adams (R): 16 percent
Rolando Gomez (I): 2 percent
Manhattan District Attorney Race
Alvin Bragg (D): 74 percent
Maud Maron (R): 20 percent
Diana Florence (I): 5 percent
There are also races for New York City Comptroller and Public Advocate. Mark Levine was declared the winner of the Comptroller’s race by the New York Times around 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday with 74 percent of the vote, and Jumaane Williams has a comfortable lead in the Public Advocate race.
West Side Rag will continue to update this story throughout the night.
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