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Cuomo Holds 10-Point Advantage Over Mamdani as NYC Mayoral Primary Approaches

Early voting exceeded 130,000 ballots cast, highlighting growing engagement as candidates forge ranked-choice alliances

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Overview

  • A Marist Institute poll shows Cuomo winning the seventh round of ranked-choice voting 55% to 45% over Mamdani
  • Cuomo’s lead has fallen from a 24-point margin in May to 10 points in the latest simulation
  • Mamdani secured endorsements from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders and struck cross-endorsement pacts with Brad Lander and Michael Blake
  • Mamdani doubled Latino support to 41% and tops the field in Brooklyn while Cuomo leads in the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island
  • Major donors including Michael Bloomberg have funneled $5 million into a pro-Cuomo super PAC running ads questioning Mamdani’s experience