Check key election results in the NYC Democratic primary
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo congratulated Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani late Tuesday night, saying he won the New York City Democratic primary for mayor.
"Tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani's night, and he put together a great campaign, and he touched young people and he inspired them and moved them and got them to come out and vote," Cuomo told his supporters just before 10:30 p.m. on primary night. "And he really ran a highly impactful campaign. I called him. I congratulated him. I applaud him sincerely for his effort."
"Tonight, we made history," Mamdani later said to a crowd of his supporters as he claimed victory. "In the words of Nelson Mandela, 'It always seems impossible until it is done.' My friends, we have done it. I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City."
CBS News estimates a turnout of 1.1 million voters, with most voting in person Tuesday. That's more than a third of registered Democrats in the city, and a noticeably higher turnout than the 2021 primary.
While Mamdani has taken a commanding lead in the race, the results thus far are only preliminary. They won't be officially certified until every vote is counted, including mail-in ballots, and so on. That process could take a week or more from Election Day.
Under ranked choice voting, the city can avoid a costly run-off election by having voters rank their choices in order of their preference.
Although no candidate crossed the 50% threshold on primary night, the candidate with the least amount of votes will be eliminated, and then the voters who ranked that candidate as their first choice will have their second choices counted. Those ranked choice voting rounds will then continue until one candidate exceeds 50% of the vote.
Even once that happens, the winner will only be considered presumptive until the vote totals are officially certified, which could take weeks.
Cuomo previously announced he would run on both the Democratic and independent tickets so he could be on the ballot for the November general election, whether he won the primary or not. He spoke with CBS News New York's political reporter Marcia Kramer on Wednesday and said he is weighing his options.
"We're going to be looking at the numbers that come in from the primary, and then we have to look at the landscape in the general election, which is a totally different landscape," Cuomo said in their exclusive interview.
If Mamdani is certified as the winner of the Democratic primary - he is currently in the lead - he'll face Mayor Eric Adams, who is running as an independent, Republican Curtis Sliwa, and Jim Walden, a former prosecutor also running as an independent.
While all eyes are on the mayoral race, it's not the only thing voters are deciding on. They're also ranking their choices for New York City comptroller, Manhattan district attorney, as well as Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx borough presidents, among other races.
Check below for the results as we know them so far in the primary elections.
New York City mayor's race
On the Republican side, Curtis Sliwa is running an uncontested race.
Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams is running as an independent in the Nov. 4 general election.
The Working Families Party will likely also field a candidate.
The general election is shaping to be unlike any seen in recent memory.
New York City comptroller
There was also a primary election for the GOP candidate for comptroller.
New York City public advocate
Gonzalo Duran is running uncontested in the Republican primary for public advocate.
Manhattan district attorney
Maud Maron is running uncontested in the Republican primary for Manhattan district attorney.
Separately, incumbent Eric Gonzalez is running uncontested in the Democratic primary for Brooklyn district attorney.
Manhattan borough president
Seson Adams is running uncontested as the Republican candidate for Manhattan borough president.
Brooklyn borough president
Janine Acquafredda is running uncontested as the Republican candidate for Brooklyn borough president.
Bronx borough president
Grace Marrero is running uncontested as the Republican candidate for Bronx borough president.
Queens borough president
Incumbent Donovan Richards is running in an uncontested Democratic primary race. Henry Ikezi is running uncontested for the Republicans.
Staten Island borough president
Incumbent Vito Fosella is running in an uncontested Republican primary race. He'll face Michael Colombo, who's running uncontested in the Democratic primary race.
