Zohran Mamdani’s win just got a little sweeter

Zohran Mamdani crushed the competition In the New York Democratic Primary Democrat, according to the classified choice of choice published on Tuesday by the New York Board of Elections.

Mamdani, a 33 -year -old man Democratic socialist And the State Assembly won 56% of the votes in the vote final. It is an advance of 12 percentage points disgraced Former governor Andrew Cuomo, his nearest rival, and represents a Rebu vike of the democratic establishment.

This solidifies the results of the first voting round, which showed Mamdani with a comfortable – and surprising-lead last week. Consequently, he Victory declared The same night, and Cuomo conceded Shortly after. And the classified choice results on Tuesday only widened the gap: Mamdani has picked up nearly 100,000 additional votes Challengers eliminated, almost double the Cuomo van.

This boost has probably come from a coordinate “Do not classify cuomo“Campaign. In New York City classified choice systemVoters can list up to five candidates in order of preference. If no one wins the majority, the last finisher is eliminated and its votes redistributed, continuing until someone erases 50%.

The anti-cuomo campaign urged voters to leave it entirely their ballots, depriving him of votes later. The effort resulted in a end of game cross Between Mamdani and the controller Brad Lander, who ranked third in the first round, the two candidates urging their supporters to classify the other man in second position.

Mamdani’s astonishing performance is proof that the strategy – and the momentum of the base – can overcome the recognition of the name. Its campaign mobilized thousands of voters previously disengaged or not recorded, in particular young progressives. According to The New York Times37,000 New Yorkers registered within two weeks before the registration deadline, against around 3,000 people who registered during the same section in 2021, when the current mayor of New York, Eric Adams, was appointed for the first time by the Democrats.

Cuomo LED polls After announcing her return offer In March, widely supported by older voters and recognition of the name. But Mamdani regularly concluded the gap with implacable messages on the high cost of living in the city and its plans to mitigate this with a daring progressive platform: Rent boles, free buses and grocery stores managed by the city. His campaign attracted the approvals of the New York representative. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Vermont senator Bernie Sandersamong others.

Although we expected to do well with white voters and trained by the University, Mamdani Set up competitive numbers In demographic groups, generally considered to be Cuomo bastions, including black and Hispanic voters. He has not only won; He built a new coalition.

Despite this, the election is not technically finished. The number of choices classified on Tuesday provides an almost final snapshot, but the election council will continue to treat the ballots by the absent until July 15, when it provides for Certify the results.

However, writing is on the wall: Mamdani will certainly go beyond the Democratic ticket in November, Regardless of the republican groan.

Cuomo, who has already undertaken to present himself as an independence if he lost, remained vague about his next move. His campaign published a statement On Tuesday, it seemed to reject the result of the race.

“Extremism, division and empty promises are not the answer to the problems of this city, and although it is an overview of what motivates a tranche of our main electorate, it does not represent the majority,” he said.

But if Cuomo continues his campaign, he will not be alone. He will not even be the former Democrat in the grip of scandals that presents himself as independent in the race.

Adams abandoned the Democratic primary earlier this year, and it also plans to run as independent. He quickly went to the offensive, Mamdani framing like an unstoppted radical. However, Adams continues to be obstinate federal corruption investigation, which was controversial dropped by the administration of President Donald Trump. That said, he still would have a certain support of the city’s commercial elite.

Meanwhile, some of the former Cuomo allies are jump ship. Two main unions – The Hotel and Games Trades Council and 32BJ Seiu – approved Mamdani during the November elections in November, reporting a change of momentum.

In addition to Adams, Mamdani will face the Republican Curtis Sliwa and Jim Waldena former federal prosecutor who is Also in the race as an independence. In total, the general elections of November could become a free fight for all.

For the moment, however, Mamdani and his supporters have reasons to celebrate. The left was not content to win – they did their turn.

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