Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist who stormed onto the national political scene in recent months, was elected mayor of New York City Tuesday night, defeating Independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
Decision Desk HQ projects Zohran Mamdani to win the New York City Mayor election.#DecisionMade: 9:03 pm ET
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— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 5, 2025
He will become the Big Apple’s first-ever Muslim mayor, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest city chief in more than a century.
He collected more than 50% of the vote, compared to 41.2% for former Gov. Cuomo and 7.1% for Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels.
President Donald Trump reacted to the wins by Mamdani and others, saying on Truth Social: “‘TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,’ according to Pollsters.”
“They actually did it. They elected a communist,” said journalist Benny Johnson. “New York is screwed.”
BREAKING: Communist Zohran Mamdani officially projected to win the NYC mayor’s race, according to Decision Desk.
They actually did it. They elected a communist.
New York is screwed. pic.twitter.com/YqY03X37Ot
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 5, 2025
— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) November 5, 2025
