In the primary democratic mayor of New York City, no candidate reached the 50% threshold that the winner should declare directly. But after a strong action by the state assembly Zohran Mamdani, former governor Andrew Cuomo said he is admitting the Democratic primaries.
The New York City Board reported from 10:30 PM that Mamdani led among the candidates that voters occupied the first place in their electoral ballot, with 44% of the votes. Cuomo was second with approximately 36%. The city computers, Brad Lander, continued with approximately 11%.
Mayoral candidate in New York, Andrew Cuomo in New York City, June 24, 2025 and the mayor Zohran Mamdani mayor in New York City, June 4, 2025.
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The first results amounted to a fort that shows Mamdani, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, who had gained impulse in the surveys and the collection of funds in the final weeks of the campaign and capitalized the virality of social networks and the enthusiasm among the younger voters.
“Tonight was not our night; tonight was the night of the assemblyman Mamdani, and organized a great campaign and touched the young people and inspired them and transferred them and made them leave and voted,” Cuomo said in an event with followers on Tuesday night. He said later: “Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won. We are going to take a look and make some decisions.”
In a surprise ad, the Cuomo campaign said Tuesday night that I was admitting the primaries and “looking at November”, indicating that he is not discarding an independent career.
Previously, the Cuomo campaign said it would run in a vote of “fight and deliver” in the general elections that, according to him, is intended for the voters disappointed with the Democratic Party.
Even with Cuomo’s announcement, the race is scheduled to proceed with a classified election count since no candidate obtained more than 50%.
Tuesday’s results still do not reflect any tabulation of classified option. The most complete results will not be informed until July 1, when the Elections Board plans to execute the classified choice tabs.
