NEW YORK CITY—Self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has been elected to serve as the next mayor of New York City, the most populous city in the country.
The Associated Press called the race at 9:34 p.m. ET with 50 percent of the vote counted, declaring the Democratic nominee victorious over both former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
