Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani defied political expectations and beat Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral democratic primary.

Zohran Mamdani heads into the final day of voting in the New York City mayoral primary as the lead challenger to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Here's who is and what he campaigned on.

The race’s ultimate outcome will still be decided by a ranked choice count. But Mamdani was in a commanding position after polls closed Tuesday night.