Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, has been elected Mayor of New York City, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo (I) with 1,035,645 votes (50.4%) to Cuomo’s 854,783 (41.6%) and Curtis Sliwa’s 146,127 (7.1%). The victory marks Mamdani as the first Muslim mayor of America’s largest city.
Zohran Mamdani has been elected as New York City’s first Muslim mayor. He pledged to challenge the policies of President Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/hKMyEkwf9M
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 5, 2025
In his victory speech, Mamdani declared, “Hope is alive,” quoting Jawaharlal Nehru and pledging to end a “culture of corruption” and expand labor protections. He vowed to stand with immigrants, the trans community, and all New Yorkers “with their back against the wall,” while fighting antisemitism and Islamophobia.
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Hillary Clinton congratulated Mamdani, with Sanders calling it “one of the great political upsets in modern American history.”
In Virginia, Democrat Abigail Spanberger became the first woman elected governor, defeating Republican Earle-Sears, while Ghazala Hashmi won lieutenant governor, becoming the first Muslim woman and South Asian to hold statewide office in the U.S. In New Jersey, Democrat Mikie Sherrill won the governorship, marking the first time since the 1960s the state elected governors from the same party for three consecutive terms.
The Democratic victories signal a resurgence a year after national setbacks, emphasizing affordability, public safety, and progressive leadership.
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