Zohran Mamdani secured a decisive victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, defeating Andrew Cuomo by 12 percentage points. His win marks a significant shift in Democratic politics, positioning a progressive voice against incumbent Mayor Eric Adams in the general election.

Mamdani, 33, a two-term Queens assemblyman, replicated on a citywide scale what fellow socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) accomplished in one congressional district when she toppled former Congressman Joe Crowley in the 2018 Democratic primary, with a new coalition that included younger voters.

Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, a new vote count confirmed Tuesday, cementing his stunning upset of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and sending him to the general election.