New York City
State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, will be the next mayor of the nation’s largest city. He defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent candidate after losing to Mamdani in the primary, as well as Republican Curtis Sliwa. Current mayor Eric Adams ran an independent campaign but dropped out and endorsed Cuomo.
Jersey City Runoff Election
City Councilman James Solomon defeated former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey to become mayor of Jersey City in a December 2 runoff. McGreevey had attempted a political comeback more than 20 years after resigning from office. While the race was officially nonpartisan, both McGreevey and Solomon are Democrats.
Cincinnati
Mayor Aftab Pureval defeated Vice President JD Vance’s half-brother, pastor and coffee shop owner Cory Bowman. The race is officially nonpartisan, but Pureval is a Democrat and Bowman is a Republican.
Atlanta
Mayor Andre Dickens won another four years in the office he’s held since 2022. He faced three opponents, including an LGBTQ advocate, a former police officer and a community organizer.
Detroit
City Council President Mary Sheffield will become Detroit’s first female mayor after defeating Reverend Solomon Kinloch, who has never held elected office. The mayor’s race in Detroit was open after incumbent Mayor Mike Duggan announced he would not run for another term in office, opting instead to run as an independent for governor of Michigan.
Pittsburgh
Democrat Corey O’Connor, the Allegheny County controller and son of former Pittsburgh mayor Bob O’Connor, defeated Republican former policeman Tony Moreno. O’Connor made waves earlier this year when he defeated incumbent Mayor Ed Gainey in the primary.
Buffalo
In the Democratic primary, state Sen. Sean Ryan defeated Christopher Scanlon, who has served as Buffalo’s acting mayor since the elected mayor, Byron Brown, resigned in October 2024. It was the second time in a row that the city’s sitting mayor lost the Democratic primary. In 2021, Brown fell short to a progressive challenger only to win in November as a write-in candidate.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who led the city during the killing of George Floyd and its aftermath, defeated several challengers led by democratic socialist state Sen. Omar Fateh. Frey was backed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, while Minneapolis progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar endorsed Fateh. The race uses ranked-choice voting, and while Frey didn’t win a majority of first choice votes, he won after the ranked-choice votes were tabulated.
Source: Results data via The Associated Press; Projections by CNN
