Zohran Mamdani won the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. He is likely to be the first Indian-American and Muslim mayor. Andrew Cuomo conceded the race. Mamdani will face Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa in the general election.

What to know about the democratic socialist and political newcomer who is running to be the next mayor of America’s most populous city.

Voters in the Democratic mayoral primaries are able to rank their top five candidates, but are not required to fill all five slots. If a candidate gets over 50% first-choice votes, they win. But if not, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated as votes are counted in subsequent rounds.