Zohran Mamdani is now the mayor of New York City after winning the 2025 election, so the question of “who will win” has already been settled.

Quick Scoop

  • Winner : Democratic State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the November 4, 2025 New York City mayoral election with about 50.8% of the vote, defeating Republican Curtis Sliwa and independent Andrew Cuomo.
  • Current status : Mamdani succeeded Eric Adams and took office as mayor on January 1, 2026.
  • Why it was a big deal :
    • Highest NYC mayoral turnout since 1993, driven heavily by younger voters.
* Mamdani became the city’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor, and its youngest mayor since 1892.

In other words, the NYC mayor race everyone was debating in 2025 is over: the progressive favorite, Mamdani, ended up winning and is now in City Hall.

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