BREAKING NEWS Andrew Cuomo concedes election to run for NYC mayor against Democratic socialist
Andrew Cuomo conceded the Democrat Primary election for New York City mayor to 33-year-old Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani in a shock flop for the ex-governor's $25 million campaign.
While the city's ranked choice voting system means there will be no declared winner until next week, Cuomo currently trails Mamdani by seven points on the first round of voting.
Cuomo appeared to concede the race to the state assemblyman in a speech Tuesday night.
'Tonight was not our night. Tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani's night. He won,' Cuomo told supporters.
Even if he were to lose the primary, Cuomo would still have a right to run on his own 'Fix the City' ballot line against Mamdani, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and potentially even incumbent and now independent Mayor Eric Adams.
This is a developing story.
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