The next New York mayor election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2025. However, the Democratic primary election just took place yesterday, on June 24, 2025, and has yielded some significant preliminary results.
Here’s a breakdown of the current situation:
1. The Democratic Primary (June 24, 2025):
Zohran Mamdani is the presumptive Democratic nominee. In a significant upset, State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old Democratic socialist, has declared victory over former Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Initial results (with 93% of the vote counted as of June 25) show Mamdani with approximately 43.5% of the first-round votes to Cuomo’s 36.4%.
Cuomo conceded the primary race to Mamdani on election night.
New York City uses ranked-choice voting in its primaries. While Mamdani has a commanding lead in first-choice votes, the official final tabulation, which accounts for ranked choices as candidates are eliminated, won’t be completed until July 1 and certified by July 15. However, Mamdani’s lead is considered very difficult for Cuomo to overcome.
Other Notable Democratic Candidates: The primary featured a crowded field, including City Comptroller Brad Lander, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, and former City Comptroller Scott Stringer, among others.
2. The General Election (November 4, 2025):
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Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams (Independent): Current Mayor Eric Adams, who was elected as a Democrat in 2021, chose not to run in the Democratic primary. Instead, he will seek re-election as an independent candidate in the general election. This decision came after his federal corruption charges were dismissed in April 2025, but his public approval ratings had significantly dropped. He has created two independent party lines: “EndAntiSemitism” and “Safe&Affordable.”
Republican Nominee Curtis Sliwa: The Republican Party did not hold a contested primary. Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels and the Republican nominee in 2021, is the presumptive Republican candidate.
Other Independent Candidates: Former Governor Andrew Cuomo has also indicated he might still run in the general election on an independent ballot line, having created the “Fight and Deliver” party. Jim Walden, an attorney, is another declared independent candidate.
Key Dynamics for the General Election:
Mamdani’s Progressive Platform: Zohran Mamdani campaigned on issues like lowering the cost of living, a rent freeze, and making city buses free, and is known for his progressive and pro-Palestine stance. If elected, he would be the first Muslim and Indian-origin mayor of New York mayor election City.
Adams’ Challenges: Mayor Adams faces an uphill battle as an independent, needing to overcome low approval ratings and voter fatigue. He is campaigning on his record of addressing crime and supporting police.
A Fractured Field: With Mamdani as the presumptive Democratic nominee and Adams and potentially Cuomo running as independents, the general election is shaping up to be a multi-candidate race.
Early general election polls (from May/June 2025) showed varying scenarios:
In a hypothetical matchup with Mamdani as the Democratic nominee, Eric Adams’s support was around 15-19%, with Sliwa at 16%, and Mamdani leading around 33-35%.
If Cuomo were the Democratic nominee, he polled higher (around 39-45%), with Adams at 10-11%.
Political Climate: The race is occurring in a tumultuous political environment following the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, with analysts seeing larger lessons for the Democratic Party in Mamdani’s surprising primary victory.
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