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Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as a third-party candidate, after also defeating Cuomo in a June primary. Republican Curtis Sliwa was also in the race.

Democratic challenger Jay Jones defeated state Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican, after a race that was shaped by the release of years-old violent text messages sent by Jones about a ...