Zohran Mamdani Secures Victory With 'most Total Votes' In Nyc Mayoral Primary History

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani clinched a historic, and profoundly polarizing, triumph by officially receiving nan astir votes ever recorded successful a New York City mayoral primary.

After 3 rounds, Mamdani received 565,639 votes, surpassing nan erstwhile grounds of 547,901 votes held by David N. Dinkins successful 1989, according to updated ranked-choice voting totals released Tuesday by nan NYC Board of Elections.

Mamdani celebrated nan milestone connected X, posting: "With nan updated RCV totals conscionable released by nan Board of Elections, our run has officially earned nan astir full votes successful a superior successful New York City history."

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Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, during a run arena astatine nan NAN House of Justice successful nan Harlem vicinity of New York, US, connected Saturday, June 28, 2025.  (Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The far-left Assemblymember from Queens secured 565,639 votes aft conscionable 3 rounds of ranked-choice voting, defeating erstwhile Gov. Andrew Cuomo by astir 13 points, charismatic BOE information confirms. Cuomo vanished pinch 440,655 votes.

Mamdani’s run instantly seized connected nan numbers, touting nan consequence arsenic a "mandate" for progressive policies for illustration a citywide rent freeze, taxpayer-funded childcare, and moreover "fast and free" nationalist buses.

Democratic mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani appears connected shape pinch his family, including his wife, Rama Duwaji, right, astatine his superior predetermination party, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, successful New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Mamdani, who openly identifies arsenic a Democratic socialist, presently represents Astoria and Long Island City successful nan New York State Assembly. His two-term grounds includes pushing for tenant protections, opposing inferior complaint hikes, and advocating for wide transit subsidies.

Ranked-choice voting was utilized for only nan 2nd clip successful a NYC mayoral primary. Mamdani secured 56.2% of nan ballot aft 3 rounds, compared to Cuomo’s 43.8%. 

"I had nan first of what I see to beryllium galore conversations pinch nan nominee yesterday," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters Tuesday, adding that they discussed shared affordability goals arsenic good arsenic concerns from Jewish communities that "feel nether siege." Hochul said Mamdani "understands nan need" to prosecute those constituencies.

Mayoral campaigner Andrew Cuomo sits connected shape aft protesters interrupted his reside during a Democratic mayoral forum astatine Medgar Evers College successful New York City, April 23, 2025.  ( REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado)

When asked astir a Truth Social station by President Donald Trump calling Mamdani a "Communist Luncatic" and implying New York could suffer backing nether a Mamdani administration, Hochul pushed backmost firmly.

"We’re New Yorkers, we’re not going to beryllium intimidated by threats from Washington, not now, not ever," she said.

With nan wide predetermination looming, eyes are now connected whether Cuomo aliases different centrist Democrats will equine independent challenges.

"President Trump supports Eric Adams, and we do not judge socialism is nan answer," Cuomo run spokesperson Rich Azzopardi told Fox News Digital. "Most New Yorkers are not Trumpers, and astir New Yorkers are not socialists -- nan mostly lies successful nan middle. We will proceed to measure nan existent business successful nan champion liking of nan group of nan City of New York."

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The Mamdani run did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.