Overview

• Preliminary first-choice tallies are due the evening of June 24 and an instant winner will be declared if any candidate tops 50 percent.
• Voters may rank up to five mayoral contenders but are under no obligation to fill every slot on their ballots.
• If no candidate secures a majority, elimination rounds will transfer votes from the lowest-polling contenders to next preferences until two remain.
• Campaigns, including those of Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, are courting both first-choice backing and lower-ranked preferences.
• This marks the second mayoral primary under the 2019-approved system, with final certification of results expected by July 15.