When Will New York City Mayor Race Be Called As Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa Compete For Top Post?

Last Updated:November 05, 2025, 03:10 IST

More than 1.4mn ballots have already been cast in the high-stakes contest between Mamdani and Cuomo. US news outlets are expected to call the race only after 10 pm (local time).

Advertisements by the American company Polymarket predict a victory for Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election. (IMAGE: AP PHOTO)

New York City has recorded a historic turnout in its mayoral election, with over 1.5 million people casting their votes so far in the contest between Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa. Officials said around 256,000 voters turned out during late afternoon as polling sites saw a late surge.

As of 3 p.m. ET, nearly 1.5 million people had voted in New York City’s mayoral election, according to the city’s Board of Elections. With six hours still to go until the polls close, the turnout had already surpassed the total votes cast in any city mayoral election in the past 20 years.

According to The New York Post, early results will start coming in shortly after polls close, but major US networks are unlikely to call the race before 10 p.m. (local time).

This year’s turnout has already surpassed that of 2021.

After casting her ballot in the South Bronx, Leyla Ba, a 52-year-old assistant day care teacher, said she opted for Mamdani because housing and the cost of living were most important to her. She said those issues are more pressing than they were five or so years ago.

“It seemed easier back then — things were a little cheaper, a little more accessible," Ba said.

On the swanky Upper East Side of Manhattan, Dr. Sam Schwarz, a 57-year-old physician who described himself as a “mostly conservative" independent, said he voted for Cuomo. Although he sees Sliwa as “a very good man," he didn’t think the Republican had any chance of winning. And he faulted Mamdani for having “zero experience."

Mamdani, however, said that he would not be intimidated by US President Donald Trump if elected NYC mayor.

“I look forward to fighting for every single dollar this city is owed," he told reporters Tuesday morning. “I look forward to utilizing every single tool at my disposal as the next mayor of this city to fight for the people of it. That means using the courts. That means using the bully pulpit. That means ensuring that we actually follow the letter of the law.

“But I will not be intimidated by this president," he said.

Cuomo said President Trump telling Republicans to vote for him over Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa “could be very helpful because if they don’t vote for Sliwa, they would vote for me."

Trump endorsed Cuomo, the former Democratic governor of New York who’s running for mayor as an independent, on Monday. Cuomo said Trump “is pragmatic" and is telling Republicans the “reality of the situation, which is, if you do not vote, Mamdani is going to win." The Republican president opposes Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, who’s ahead in the polls. Cuomo said voters should look beyond political party and vote for him to save New York City from Mamdani. “It’s about saving the city, and that’s not being overly dramatic," Cuomo said on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends," which is one of Trump’s favorite TV news programs.

(with inputs from the Associated Press)

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