New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani challenges Donald Trump in victory speech as Democrats win key US election races – live

<p>Mamdani condemns ‘oligarchy and authoritarianism’ in speech directly talking to Trump as Democrats win California redistricting vote and New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/zohran-mamdani-mayor-new-york-city">Zohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York City in historic win</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/california-prop-50-voting-result">Prop 50: Californians pass redistricting measure</a></p><p></p></li></ul><p><em>at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in midtown Manhattan</em></p><p>There’s a couple of hundred Cuomo supporters at his watch party now. I just saw a man down a bottle of Stella Artois. No sign of Cuomo yet. Among the attenders is <strong>Suzanne Miller,</strong> a realtor who volunteered for the Cuomo campaign. She said she is “50-50” about his chances of winning. Miller said she was nervous because of Zohran Mamdani’s energetic closing few days of the campaign.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/04/nyc-mayor-election-zohran-mamdani-andrew-cuomo-results-latest">Continue reading...</a>