Zohran Mamdani won the election for mayor of New York City
Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani won the election for mayor of New York City, after obtaining, 50.4% of the votes, thus becoming the first Muslim to hold the position.
According to preliminary unofficial results announced, Mamdani (34) received 50.4% of the votes, ahead of his closest rival, independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, by about 9 percentage points.
Cuomo received 41.6% of the vote, while Republican candidate Curtis Celia received 7.2%.
The vote tally was Mamdani: 1,016,968 votes / Cuomo: 840,191 votes / Celia: 144,397 votes.
In the gubernatorial elections, Democratic Party candidate Mickey Sherrill won the governorship of New Jersey with 56% of the vote, ahead of his Republican rival, Jack Chatarelli, who was backed by former US President Donald Trump and received 43.4%.
Democratic candidate Abigail Spannberger also won the Virginia gubernatorial election, receiving 56.9% of the vote, while Republican candidate Winsom Earle-Sears received 42.9%.
Mamdani said his decisive victory shows the way to defeat US President Donald Trump, who has been a fierce critic of the young Muslim socialist democrat’s policies.
In his victory speech to his supporters, he continued, “If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it’s the city that made him who he is,” “New York will be the light in this time of political darkness”.
