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Mamdani Wins Stunning Upset in Democratic Primary as Cuomo Concedes Race (www.thecity.nyc)

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Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is on track to secure the Democratic nomination for mayor, after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded to him Tuesday night following the first round of ranked-choice primary votes.

With 95% of precincts reporting two hours after polls closed at 9 p.m., 44% ranked Mamdani as their first choice while 36% chose Cuomo first and 11% had city Comptroller Brad Lander.

Mamdani emerged to raucus applause at his election party on a brewery rooftop in Long Island City, about 20 minutes after midnight.

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[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

And the polling suggested that pretty much everyone who ranked Cuomo had him first. Mamdani would likely have gained nearly all of the 20% of people who ranked someone else first if the instant runoff had continued.