Moment Chris Cuomo had to announce his brother lost the NYC mayoral race on live TV - “He’s not what Democrats want right now in their party,” Chris Cuomo said of his older brother.

Minutes after polls closed New York City, the venue hosting Andrew Cuomo’s watch party was lively and full of people. Campaign staffers, supporters and others milled around Ziegfeld Ballroom in midtown Manhattan and ordered drinks from two bars.

NewsNation host Chris Cuomo co-anchored the network's live election night coverage on Tuesday and was on hand when the New York mayoral race was called for state Rep. Zohran Mamdani. The post Chris Cuomo Covers Brother’s Election Loss on Live TV: ‘I Wanted My Brother to Win’ first appeared on Mediaite.

NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo responded to the news in real time of Democrat Zohran Mamdani defeating his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to become New York City’s next mayor.

Democrat Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race, defeating Trump-endorsed former mayor Andrew Cuomo. His victory speech is set for Tuesday evening.

Zohran Mamdani has defeated former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to be elected the next Mayor of New York City. New Yorkers turned out in record numbers to elect a new mayor in one of the most consequential and closely watched races the city has seen in years.

Zohran Mamdani, riding a wave of generational and ideological change, will be the first Muslim and South Asian to lead New York City. In his first post-election interview, he said that President Trump’s threats against the city “are inevitable.