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

<p>The 34-year-old democratic socialist secured victory with more than 50% of the vote</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</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></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/nyc-mayoral-election-results-zohran-mamdani-andrew-cuomo-voting-polls">NYC mayoral election results</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/share-your-views-new-york-mayoral-election-results">Share your views on the New York result</a></p></li></ul><p>After more than a year of promises about freezing rent and making childcare free, <strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/zohran-mamdani">Zohran Mamdani</a></strong> wakes on Wednesday with a daunting task ahead of him: make those things reality for <strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-york">New York City</a></strong>.</p><p>The 34-year-old democratic socialist ran New York’s most ambitious mayoral campaign in years, attracting hundreds of thousands of supporters with bold promises to make the largest US city affordable.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/05/zohran-mamdani-new-york-nyc-donald-trump-mayor-election-california-new-jersey-virginia-latest-news-results">Continue reading...</a>