Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Picture By Dean Moses
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo stays far forward of the remainder of the Democratic main subject after almost a month as a declared candidate within the 2025 NYC mayor’s race, based on a brand new ballot launched on Tuesday.
The identical ballot additionally discovered that 80% of Democratic voters mentioned they might not help Mayor Eric Adams it doesn’t matter what he says or does.
Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 following 11 allegations of sexual misconduct that he denies, led the Honan Technique Group ballot with 41% of first-round Democratic main votes. The previous governor would then win within the fifth spherical of ranked-choice counting with 51% of the vote.
The survey additional cements Cuomo’s present standing because the frontrunner within the race to exchange Mayor Adams, and follows a collection of different polls earlier than he jumped into the competition that additionally confirmed him popping out on prime. Within the weeks since his March 1 marketing campaign launch, Cuomo has raised $1.5 million and swept up endorsements from a number of pols, labor unions, and political organizations — lots of whom had beforehand backed Adams.
“We generally don’t comment on polls, but this shows what we all know, the city is in crisis and New Yorkers believe that Andrew Cuomo is the candidate with the experience and the record of results needed to tackle the issues at hand and make New York City a safer and more affordable place for all,” mentioned Cuomo spokesperson Wealthy Azzopardi in a press release.
The group’s survey of 909 metropolis Democratic voters was performed between March 18-20 and commissioned by Tusk Methods. The agency’s CEO Chris Coffey helps Cuomo and has reportedly made calls on the previous governor’s behalf, however says Tusk commissioned a collection of polls with Honan earlier than Cuomo was within the race, and he had nothing to do with conducting them.
Anyone however Adams, ballot respondents say
Mayor Eric Adams.Michael Appleton/Mayoral Images Workplace
Mayor Adams, who got here in 4th within the ballot with (6%) of the vote, is underwater with most Democratic main voters, the survey discovered. Solely 15% of Democrats contacted by pollsters indicated they might nonetheless think about voting for the embattled mayor within the June 24 main, which comes as his fundraising has slowed to a trickle and he has hardly campaigned for re-election.
Adams’ marketing campaign spokesperson Todd Shapiro didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Moreover, simply 10% mentioned they might be open to a potential unbiased run within the common election. Adams has not denied rumors that he’s contemplating working as an unbiased if he loses the first, when requested by reporters.
Socialist Mamdani close to 20%
Queens Meeting member and Democratic socialist candidate for mayor Zohran MamdaniPhoto by Gabriele Holtermann
Coming behind Cuomo within the ballot at 18%, is Democratic socialist Meeting Member Zohran Mamdani (Queens), whose upstart marketing campaign has been gaining momentum over the previous couple of months.
Mamdani mentioned the ballot exhibits that he’s the candidate greatest place to defeat Cuomo, given that he’s nonetheless unknown to 56% of voters and he raised thousands and thousands of {dollars} in marketing campaign money.
“While Cuomo sold out New Yorkers for a book deal, slashed funding for our schools and subways, and curried favor from real estate moguls like Donald Trump, Zohran is laser-focused on the needs of working New Yorkers—and will continue to make that known until Election Day,” the Mamdani marketing campaign mentioned in a press release attacking Cuomo’s $5 million COVID-19 guide deal, funding cuts as governor, and shut ties to the actual property trade.
Former Bronx Meeting Member Michael Blake and businessman Whitney Tilson obtained 0% of the vote, the ballot discovered.
