Mamdani-backed insurgent, DSA newcomer massively underperforms in NYC council race
The race could signal that, despite his popularity, Mamdani's influence may not translate to other races, preventing his and his comrades' goals of increasing the ranks of DSA members in office.
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Metro Mamdani-backed insurgent, DSA newcomer massively underperforms in NYC council race By Hannah Fierick and Craig McCarthy Published April 28, 2026, 10:57 p.m. ET A City Council candidate handpicked by Mayor Zohran Mamdani massively underperformed in an attempt to nab a seat repping Manhattan’s Greenwich Village Tuesday — delivering a major blow to the fledgling mayor early in his term. While the race has not yet been called, frontrunner Carl Wilson nabbed just over 43% of the vote as of Tuesday night. Because none of the candidates got over half the vote in the special election for the District 3 council seat, election officials will go through the ranked-choice process to determine the winner.
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