In the closely watched New York City Democratic mayoral primary, no candidate reached the 50% threshold needed to be declared the winner outright. But after a strong showing by state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he is conceding the Democratic primary. The New York City Board of Elections reported as of 10:30 … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Enjoying a surge of support from progressive and younger voters, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is a big step closer to becoming mayor of the nation’s most populous city. While the Associated Press had yet to project a winner in New York City’s Democratic Party mayoral primary Tuesday … Read more
NEW YORK — Their chances of becoming the next mayor of New York City may have dimmed. Their mission now? Stopping former Gov. Andrew Cuomo from getting to City Hall. In the final day of campaigning before the city’s Democratic primary, candidates who are seen as longer shots to win the nomination urged voters to … Read more
NEW YORK — New York City is using ranked choice voting in its Democratic mayoral primary election Tuesday, a system that takes some explaining, even for New Yorkers who have used it before. Voters’ understanding of how ranked choice works could play a role in which candidate comes out on top in a race that … Read more
The three other candidates carved up the balance of the total vote: Representative Josh Gottheimer, of New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District; Stephen Sweeney, a former State Senate president; and Sean Spiller, the president of the New Jersey Education Association. “I’m going to protect our rights — including a right to an abortion,” Ms. Sherrill told … Read more