Mamdani leads New York City primary vote so far in rebuke to Cuomo

USANewsOnline.Com Desk, New York : NYS Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani led former Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the preliminary winner of the first round of ranked choice voting in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday, according to the city Board of Elections.

With 87% of precincts reporting in the hour after polls closed at 9 p.m., 44% of voters ranked Mamdani as their first choice while 36% chose Cuomo first and 11% city Comptroller Brad Lander. THE CITY SCOOP