After news exploded across social media and beyond that Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist who would become New York’s first Muslim mayor if elected, was on track to win the city’s Democratic primary on Tuesday night, reactions from supporters poured in to offer their well-wishes and thoughts.
While it could still be several days before the final result is known, Mamdani nabbed more than 43.5% of the vote with 93% of the votes counted while his biggest competitor, Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor and previous favorite, was at 36.4%
Mamdani declared victory late on Tuesday, telling supporters “I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City.”
What's most striking about this piece is the art. These are people overjoyed. We had people pouring into the streets the night Biden won all over the place, but it was more ... festive relief.
For a general election. This is round one of a ranked-choice primary.