National figures are competing in different ways to make Mamdani a Democratic symbol amid a consequential next chapter of his rise: running New York City.

When Zohran Mamdani launched his mayoral campaign a year ago, he was a relatively unknown state assemblyman polling at under 1%, but on Tuesday, the 34-year-old democratic socialist coasted to victory with over 50% support in the highest-turnout race for mayor in decades.

Fresh off the back of his election victory, the Democratic socialist wasted no time in vowing to follow through on his bold and unabashedly progressive plans.

Mamdani won each of the other four boroughs by at least five percentage points, but he performed poorly on Staten Island.

CNN political commentator Bakari Sellers claimed Wednesday that Democratic Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani of New York City was not a leader in the Democratic Party. Mamdani defeated former Democratic Gov.

Democratic lawmakers said they're willing to consider Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's plan to hike taxes on millionaires and corporations by $9 billion to fund his ambitious spending agenda --and supporters say those who oppose his wishes should face primary challenges.

Watch Mamdani’s election night watch party live in our video player above. With three hours until polls closed, a few dozen Mamdani supporters were gathered in the dark corner of a Brooklyn park, preparing to set out on their final canvas launch of the long campaign.

Ex-Gov Andrew Cuomo told The Post he believes the Democratic Party is “headed down a dangerous road,” in his first public sighting since losing to lefty mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

In a new ad targeting vulnerable congressional Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) argued the Democrat Party has fully embraced socialism in the wake of the “radical left earthquake” that was Mamdani’s electoral victory in New York City.