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Eric Adams Ends Re-Election Bid, Recasting New York Mayor’s Race

The mayor said frozen public matching funds alongside relentless speculation left his campaign nonviable.

FILE PHOTO: New York Mayor Eric Adams arrives for a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
Sin Adams en carrera, Sliwa consideró que es el único capaz de derrotar a Mamdani
El alcalde de Nueva York, Eric Adams, se retira de la carrera a la reelección

Overview

  • Adams announced in a video on X that he is suspending his independent campaign five weeks before the Nov. 4 election.
  • He blamed the New York City Campaign Finance Board’s withholding of millions in matching funds and media speculation for crippling his fundraising.
  • His exit follows a year of scandals, including federal bribery and campaign-finance charges later withdrawn by the Justice Department under President Trump.
  • Reports describe talks with Trump adviser and developer Steve Witkoff about possible federal appointments for Adams, including an ambassadorship to Saudi Arabia.
  • With ballots expected to remain unchanged due to printing deadlines, the contest centers on Democrat Zohran Mamdani and independent Andrew Cuomo, though recent polls show Mamdani with a sizable lead.