Zohran Mamdani cements his win over Cuomo as final election results are released

Zohran Kwame Mamdani has officially bested Andrew Cuomo according to final round results of the New York City Democratic primary mayoral election that were released on Tuesday.

The final round ranked-choice voting results show that state assemblyman Mamdani obtained 56 percent of the vote, beating former New York governor Cuomo by 12 percent.

First round results showed Mamdani leading Cuomo 43.5 percent to 36.5 percent a few hours after the polls closed. Cuomo conceded the primary the same night.