Zohran Mamdani has been formally certified as the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor after election officials completed the ranked-choice count from the 24 June primary. The 33-year-old state assemblyman secured 56 percent of the vote against former governor Andrew Cuomo’s 44 percent, confirming a victory that upended expectations in the country’s largest city. The result instantly puts Mamdani at the front of the field for November’s general election, but new data underscore a still-fluid race. An American Pulse survey of 568 likely voters conducted 28 June–1 July shows Mamdani leading with 35 percent, followed by Cuomo—who is weighing an independent run—at 29 percent. Republican Curtis Sliwa polls at 16 percent, while incumbent mayor Eric Adams, now running as an independent, draws 14 percent. If elected, Mamdani would become New York’s first Muslim mayor and the highest-profile democratic socialist to hold the office. His platform—free buses, expanded child-care, city-run grocery stores and higher taxes on wealthy residents—has energized progressive voters but attracted criticism from opponents who say support could soften as the broader electorate weighs his agenda. For now, the splintered opposition gives the newly minted nominee a fragile but clear advantage.