Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City's first Muslim mayor, fending off an upset bid by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

In a victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

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Speaking to a crowd at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater, Mamdani declared the win a “mandate for change” and a rejection of politics “that answers only to the few.” Watch the video.

Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the Virginia lieutenant governor’s race, becoming the nation’s first Muslim woman elected to statewide office.

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After midnight Wednesday, state Rep. Kaohly Her unseated St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter after reallocation of voters’ other choices gave her more votes in a historic win, becoming the first woman and first person of Hmong heritage to lead Minnesota’s capital city.

Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.