Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., congratulated Zohran Mamdani Wednesday on his apparent upset victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary.

Mamdani’s stunning win in Tuesday’s election seemingly served as a rebuke of the Democratic Party establishment and ended the political comeback of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who had been favored since he announced his candidacy in March. With 95% of ballots counted, Mamdani led with 43% of the vote, city officials said.

“I have known @ZohranKMamdani since we worked together to provide debt relief for thousands of beleaguered taxi drivers & fought to stop a fracked gas plant in Astoria. He ran an impressive campaign that connected with New Yorkers about affordability, fairness, & opportunity,” Schumer wrote on X on Wednesday. In a subsequent post, Schumer added that he spoke with Mamdani in the morning and is “looking forward to getting together soon.”

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