Democrat Zohran Mamdani sweeps to victory in New York City mayoral election and lays down challenge to Trump – live

The 34-year-old democratic socialist secured victory with more than 50% of the voteZohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York CityProp 50: Californians pass redistricting measureNYC mayoral election resultsShare your views on the New York resultMamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral race caps a meteoric and unlikely rise, from anonymous state lawmaker to one of the country’s most visible Democratic figures. He is a figure on the left being watched internationally.When the race was called in his favor last night, excitement was palpable across NYC.Zohran Mamdani is the mayor-elect of New York City with a commanding victory over former governor Andrew Cuomo. With more than 97% of the votes counted, the 34-year-old received more votes – at least 1.03 million – than all the other candidates combined, including Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.Democrats also won two key state governor races with Abigail Spanberger triumphing in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New