Well, with 95% of the votes in, Zohran Mamdani will become New York City’s 111th Mayor when he is sworn in on Jan. 1, 2026. The polls, the real polls, and the betting odds were all right. Betting markets, Kalshi put it at 93%, Polymarket at 94.6% and Marist University and Beacon Research polls all had a big win for the newbie socialist assemblyman from Astoria, Queens.
The fear that by not dropping out, Republican Curtis Sliwa would tip the election proved a mirage. For Andrew Cuomo, it was déjà vu all over again, to quote Yogi Berra. Or maybe it was like father like son. When Andrew Cuomo ran his father Mario Cuomo’s primary campaign for mayor in 1977, his dad lost with 45% of the vote. The winner in that race was Mayor Ed “how am I doing” Koch. By many accounts, it was a poorly run and, according to Koch, a dirty campaign.
