The democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has taken an early lead in the New York City mayoral primary as preliminary results rolled in Tuesday. The Queens assemblyman had about 43% of the counted vote after polls closed at 9 p.

Cuomo, who long led polls in the Democratic primary, conceded Tuesday night before vote-counting was even finished.

Polls have closed in New York City in Tuesday’s contentious Democratic mayoral primary, which became a two-man contest between a former governor attempting a political comeback and a democratic socialist looking to boost far-left policies.