Democrat Zohran Mamdani sweeps to victory in New York City mayoral election and lays down challenge to Trump - live

The 34-year-old democratic socialist secured victory with more than 50% of the voteZohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York CityProp 50: Californians pass redistricting measureNYC mayoral election resultsShare your views on the New York resultIt was an encouraging night for the left in America with Democratic wins in three key races sending a warning signal to Trump ahead of midterms next year.The key takeaways:Zohran Mamdani is the mayor-elect of New York City with a commanding victory over former governor Andrew Cuomo. With more than 97% of the votes counted, the 34-year-old received more votes – at least 1.03 million – than all the other candidates combined, including Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.Democrats also won two key state governor races with Abigail Spanberger triumphing in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey.California passed Proposition 50, a measure which will temporarily redistrict the state in hopes of countering Republican efforts to do the same in Texas. The new maps could help Democrats pick up five additional seats in the US House of Representatives.President Donald Trump distanced himself from the losses, suggesting on social media that the Republican defeats were due to the government shutdown and because his own name was not on the ballot.As Mamdani delivered his victory speech, the president also posted a cryptic missive: “AND SO IT BEGINS!”.Mamdani directly challenged Trump in his victory speech in Brooklyn, vowing to use his role to counter his politics of division. “Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: turn the volume up.” Continue reading...