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The results of the mayoral race that skyrocketed to national attention are in: 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani is projected to be the next mayor of New York City.
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Follow live election results and candidate updates for NYC's mayoral race.
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Liberal mayors of major cities around the world have found themselves at odds with ascendant far-right populists. Mamdani will undoubtedly face a similar fight.
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The 34-year-old assemblyman won the Democratic primary by defying the city's all-powerful establishment. He secured the mayoralty by delicately disarming it.
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The 34-year-old, Ugandan-born democratic socialist defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an Independent, in Tuesday's election, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
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Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.
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