NEW YORK CITY—Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old New York state assemblyman, is leading in the first round of the Democratic primary contest for mayor of the city of New York in the 2025 election, while former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) has conceded—a stunning upset victory.
Mamdani, who was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 2021, led the first-round tallies with 43.5 percent of the vote.
Cuomo, who served as governor from 2011 until his resignation in 2021—due to an impeachment process following allegations of sexual misconduct he had denied—was long the frontrunner in the race, until Mamdani closed the polling gap in weeks. Cuomo won only 36.4 percent—a setback making it unlikely for him to gain the 50 percent necessary in subsequent rounds—and conceded the race on election night....
