New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani was way ahead after ballots were counted last week, but the city’s ranked-choice system meant he could not clinch the nomination until second-choice votes were counted Tuesday.

Zohran Mamdani clinched victory Tuesday in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor and quickly drew more attacks and threats of arrest from President Donald Trump, a Queens native likely to be a central figure in one of this year’s most important contests.