Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (proper) and Meeting Member Zohran Mamdani (D-Queens) are main first and second respectively the most recent Marist Faculty ballot of the Democratic mayoral main.
Photographs by Lloyd Mitchell
A Marist Faculty ballot launched Wednesday revealed that Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to carry a commanding lead within the 2025 Democratic mayoral race, with Queens Meeting Member Zohran Mamdani a distant second because the June 24 main quick approaches.
Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 amid almost a dozen accusations of sexual harassment that he denies, is the primary alternative of 37% of three,383 seemingly Democratic voters whom pollsters contacted between Might 1-8.
The ballot reveals that Cuomo continues to dominate the Democratic main subject simply over six weeks out from Election Day, given when it was carried out. This reveals that he has already weathered weeks of detrimental assaults from his opponents. Nevertheless, Cuomo’s opponents have only in the near past began hitting TV with assault adverts that might dent his lead.
A spokesperson for Cuomo’s marketing campaign didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
The average former governor has additionally amassed essentially the most help amongst native institutional Democratic pols and labor unions and has earned thousands and thousands of {dollars} by his marketing campaign and an excellent PAC backing his run.
Speaker Adams hits third spot
Metropolis Council Speaker Adrienne Adams rallies in Foley Sq. with council members and advocates to have fun a state decide extending an order to dam Immigration and Customs Enforcement from re-establishing workplaces on Rikers Island. Friday, April 25, 2025.Photograph by Lloyd Mitchell
The survey has Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, following Cuomo at 18%, with Metropolis Council Speaker Adrienne Adams coming in third at 9% — marking the primary time she has entered the sector’s prime three, and metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander coming fourth at 8%. Mamdani has persistently positioned second to Cuomo in a string of latest polls and has critical momentum behind his upstart marketing campaign.
Speaker Adams’ marketing campaign took a victory lap over her features within the newest ballot, up from inserting within the low single digits in earlier surveys, noting that she boosted her help with out but spending on TV promoting like a few of her opponents.
“There’s a clear reason why support for Adrienne has doubled without burning through millions of dollars – New Yorkers finally see a candidate in it for us,” stated Missayr Boker, the speaker’s senior marketing campaign adviser.
The survey discovered that the remainder of the crowded subject is within the low single digits, and 17% of voters stated they’re nonetheless undecided.
The ballot additionally features a ranked-choice voting simulation, excluding undecided voters, wherein Cuomo leads with 44% within the first spherical and wins within the fifth with 53%. Mamdani nabs 22% within the first spherical and finishes second with 29% in fifth, whereas Lander is available in third at 18%. Speaker Adams begins behind Mamdani within the first spherical at 11%, however is eradicated within the fourth at 13%.
The ballot was carried out when candidates, together with Mamdani, Lander, and Brooklyn state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, had solely simply begun broadcasting their messages by TV adverts.
