NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani capped a sharp-elbowed campaign for New York City mayor Tuesday night with a historic win, cementing the democratic socialist as both a rising star and a divisive figure in the Democratic Party.
For Republicans and President Donald Trump, the results hand-deliver an ideal foil heading into midterm elections next year as they seek to paint their adversaries as out-of-touch leftists.
With 80 percent of ballots counted, Mamdani had netted just over 50 percent of the vote, according to data from the New York City Board of Elections. That was enough to vanquish former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who lost to Mamdani in the June…
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