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Zohran Mamdani leads the primary to become the Democratic Party nominee for the 2025 New York City mayoral

2025 New York City Democratic mayoral primary — Zohran Mamdani leads the primary to become the Democratic Party nominee for the 2025 New York City mayoral election, defeating former governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, with Mamdan

Published June 24, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2025 New York City Democratic mayoral primary.

Zohran Mamdani leads the primary to become the Democratic Party nominee for the 2025 New York City mayoral election, defeating former governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, with Mamdani having received 43.5% of first-choice votes. He is the presumptive nominee, however the official winner will be declared after the ranked choice tally on July 1. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/24/nyc-mayoral-democratic-primary-cuomo-mamdani/84292986007/ ( USA Today )]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-06-24).