Democrat Zohran Mamdani has been elected as the 111th mayor of New York City, seeing off former governor Andrew Cuomo. The city’s first Muslim mayor has energised voters and provided a blueprint for other progressives to follow. He now faces a daunting task: making his campaign pledges a reality.
On an elections day seen as an early referendum on the president as the government shutdown drags on, Democratic candidates also triumphed in New Jersey and Virginia, where Abigail Spanberger was elected the state’s first female governor.
