2025 New York City mayoral election#Democratic primary

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| election_name = 2025 New York City mayoral election

| country = New York City

| type = presidential

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| previous_election = 2021 New York City mayoral election

| previous_year = 2021

| next_election = 2029 New York City mayoral election

| next_year = 2029

| election_date = November 4, 2025

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| nominee1 = Eric Adams

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{{Elections in New York State}}

{{Eric Adams series}}

The 2025 New York City mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of New York City. Incumbent Democratic mayor Eric Adams is running for re-election to a second term in office as an independent. He was indicted on federal corruption charges in September 2024, and has faced calls to resign from office. The Department of Justice ordered prosecutors to dismiss the charges without prejudice in February 2025.{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2025 |title=Justice Department orders charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams dismissed |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/eric-adams-charges-dismissed-rcna191600 |access-date=February 11, 2025 |website=nbcnews.com |language=en}}

Primary elections are scheduled to be held on June 24, 2025, with the early voting period beginning ten days prior. In New York City, primaries are held using ranked-choice voting.{{cite web |title=Primary Election 2025 |work=New York City Board of Elections |access-date=January 26, 2025 |url=https://vote.nyc/election/primary-election-2025}}

Background

Eric Adams was elected mayor of New York City in 2021, narrowly winning a primary election and defeating Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in the general election. Adams' tenure has been characterized by controversy, with the mayor supporting tough-on-crime policies such as the reintroduction of plainclothes police officers and increased policing in the city's subway system.{{cite news |title=As Adams Toughens on Crime, Some Fear a Return to '90s Era Policing |first1=Katie |last1=Glueck |first2=Ashley |last2=Southall |work=The New York Times |date=March 26, 2022 |access-date=March 29, 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/nyregion/broken-windows-eric-adams.html |archive-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330014901/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/nyregion/broken-windows-eric-adams.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=New data shows just how wrong Democrats are to embrace Eric Adams |first=Zeeshan |last=Aleem |work=NBC News |date=June 6, 2023 |access-date=March 29, 2024 |url=https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/eric-adams-police-report-rcna87952 |archive-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330014901/https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/eric-adams-police-report-rcna87952 |url-status=live}} Adams has also received criticism for his handling of the migrant housing crisis,{{cite news |title=Eric Adams' dire migrant messaging threatening Dems in pivotal election year |first1=Emily |last1=Ngo |first2=Janaki |last2=Chadha |work=Politico |date=January 8, 2024 |access-date=March 29, 2024 |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/08/eric-adams-migrant-messaging-election-year-00134228 |archive-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330014901/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/08/eric-adams-migrant-messaging-election-year-00134228 |url-status=live}} the FBI investigation into his 2021 campaign,{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/nyregion/eric-adams-investigation-turkey-consulate.html |title=F.B.I. Examining Whether Adams Cleared Red Tape for Turkish Government |date=November 12, 2023 |last1=Rashbaum |first1=William |last2=Rubinstein |first2=Dana |last3=Rothfeld |first3=Michael |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-date=November 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112141543/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/nyregion/eric-adams-investigation-turkey-consulate.html |url-status=live}} and his support for zero tolerance policies against the homeless.{{cite web |last1=Kramer |first1=Marcia |last2=Bauman |first2=Ali |last3=Dias |first3=John |title=Mayor Adams faces pushback from advocates for homeless after unveiling next phase of subway safety plan |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-subway-mental-health-plan/ |website=CBS |access-date=March 25, 2022 |date=February 18, 2022}} A December 2023 poll published by Quinnipiac University Polling Institute showed Adams' approval rating at 28% among registered voters, the lowest approval of any mayor since the institution began polling in the city in 1996.{{cite web |title=NYC Mayor Adams' Approval Sinks To Record Low, Under Fire On Several Fronts, Quinnipiac University New York City Poll Finds; Most Voters Worry Budget Cuts Will Affect Their Daily Lives |publisher=Quinnipiac University Polling Institute |website=poll.qu.edu |date=December 6, 2023 |access-date=March 29, 2024 |url=https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3886 |archive-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330014901/https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3886 |url-status=live}} An early October 2024 poll conducted by Marist College found his approval rating to be just 26%, and that 69% thought he should resign.{{cite web |title=The Indictment of Eric Adams, October 2024 |url=https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/the-indictment-of-eric-adams-october-2024/ |publisher=Marist College |access-date=October 4, 2024 |date=October 4, 2024 |archive-date=October 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004045744/https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/the-indictment-of-eric-adams-october-2024/ |url-status=live}} Due to Adams' unpopularity, speculation has arisen about the potential for a left-wing primary challenger to his re-election bid.{{cite news |title=Who Will Challenge Eric Adams for Mayor? An Early Guide |first=Katie |last=Honan |work=The City |date=November 10, 2023 |access-date=March 29, 2024 |url=https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/11/10/who-will-challenge-mayor-adams-2025/ |archive-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330014901/https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/11/10/who-will-challenge-mayor-adams-2025/ |url-status=live}}

On September 25, 2024, following a series of criminal investigations into his administration, Adams was indicted on federal bribery, fraud, and conspiracy charges.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/25/nyregion/eric-adams-indicted-corruption |title=Eric Adams Is Indicted in New York |date=September 25, 2024 |last1=Rashbaum |first1=William |last2=Rubinstein |first2=Dana |last3=Rothfeld |first3=Michael |last4=Haag |first4=Matthew |work=The New York Times |access-date=September 25, 2024 |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926010831/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/25/nyregion/eric-adams-indicted-corruption |url-status=live}} He is the first New York City mayor to be charged with crimes while in office, and has received several calls to resign before the end of his term.{{Cite news |last1=Honan |first1=Katie |last2=Smith |first2=Greg B. |last3=Hogan |first3=Gwynne |date=September 25, 2024 |title=Mayor Eric Adams Indicted by Federal Prosecutors |url=https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/09/25/eric-adams-indicted-department-justice/ |access-date=September 25, 2024 |work=The City |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926020747/https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/09/25/eric-adams-indicted-department-justice/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Ventura |first1=Juliann |title=Nadler calls for Eric Adams to resign |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4903375-jerry-nadley-eric-adams-new-york-resignation/ |work=The Hill |access-date=September 27, 2024 |date=September 27, 2024 |archive-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928015359/https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4903375-jerry-nadley-eric-adams-new-york-resignation/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Shkurhan |first1=Iryna |title=Queens pols call on Adams to resign, others stay quiet after historic corruption charges |url=https://qns.com/2024/09/queens-pols-call-adams-resign-others-quiet-corruption-charges/ |publisher=QNS |access-date=October 6, 2024 |date=September 26, 2024 |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007102945/https://qns.com/2024/09/queens-pols-call-adams-resign-others-quiet-corruption-charges/ |url-status=live}}

On February 10, 2025, the United States Department of Justice's acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General, Emil Bove, ordered federal prosecutors to dismiss all charges against Adams without prejudice pending a review to be conducted following the general election in November.{{Cite news |author=Paula Reid |author2=Gloria Pazmino |date=February 10, 2025 |title=Justice Department directs prosecutors to drop federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/politics/eric-adams-charges-dropped/index.html |access-date=February 11, 2025 |work=CNN |language=en}} This sparked a series of resignations within the Department of Justice, where 7 prosecutors, including acting U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon and Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten—who was the lead prosecutor on the case—resigned.{{Cite web |last=Habeshian |first=April Rubin,Sareen |date=2025-02-15 |title=DOJ moves to drop Eric Adams charges after 7 prosecutors resign |url=https://www.axios.com/2025/02/15/eric-adams-charges-dropped-justice-department |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Axios |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, Evan |date=2025-02-14 |title=Seventh prosecutor in Eric Adams case resigns and calls out Trump's former lawyer in scathing letter {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/14/politics/justice-department-eric-adams-case-new-york-southern-district/index.html |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=CNN |language=en}} Seven days later, Brad Lander (who also is a candidate in this election), under his power as the city comptroller issued a publicly viewable letter to Eric Adams.{{Cite news |website=Office of New York City Comptroller |date=February 17, 2025 |title=NYC Comptroller Lander Sends Letter to Mayor Adams Demanding a City Contingency Plan Following the News of Deputy Mayor Resignations |url=https://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/nyc-comptroller-lander-sends-letter-to-mayor-adams-demanding-a-city-contingency-plan-following-the-news-of-deputy-mayor-resignations/ |access-date=February 18, 2025}} The letter gave Adams an ultimatum till February 21 to present a contingency plan to deal with the crisis.{{Cite news |last=Manchester |first=Julia |date=February 17, 2025 |title=New York City comptroller asks Adams to prove he can govern amid turmoil |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5150040-brad-lander-requests-plan-city-new-york/ |access-date=February 18, 2025 |work=The Hill}} In the event that Adams did not present such a plan by that time, Lander stated in the letter that he would initiate the "Inability Committee" (one of the two ways to oust the mayor).{{Cite news |last=Russo-Lennon |first=Barbara |date=February 17, 2025 |title=Crisis at City Hall: Speaker Adams demands mayor resign, Comptroller Lander threatens to call 'Inability Committee' to seek Eric Adams' ouster |url=https://www.amny.com/news/speaker-adams-mayor-adams-resign-lander-02172025/ |access-date=February 18, 2025 |work=amNY}}

On April 3, 2025, Adams announced that he would exit the Democratic primary and instead run in the general election as an independent.{{cite news |last1=Goldenberg |first1=Sally |title=Eric Adams ditches Democratic primary, will run for reelection as independent |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/03/eric-adams-reelection-independent-00267865 |work=Politico |date=April 3, 2025 |access-date=April 3, 2025 }} Adams's move changed the dynamic of the race.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-03 |title=WFP on Andrew Cuomo in general elex: 'Likelihood he earns the Party's support is close to none.' |url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/04/wfp-will-not-give-general-election-ballot-line-andrew-cuomo/404264/?oref=csny-homepage-top-story |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=City & State NY |language=en}} Former governor of New York Andrew Cuomo has led most Democratic primary polls since announcing his intention to run on March 1, but the Working Families Party has not committed to endorsing the winner of the Democratic primary and is unlikely to endorse Cuomo if he wins. This cluster of events opens the possibility of a competitive four-way general election race between a Republican candidate, a Democratic candidate, a Working Families Party candidate, and Adams. Adams is the first incumbent mayor to run without the nomination of either major party since John Lindsay in 1969, losing the Republican nomination but winning on the Liberal Party line.{{Cite web |title=NYC 100: Mayoral Follies, the 1969 Edition |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/specials/nyc100/nyc100-logan.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=archive.nytimes.com}}

Democratic primary

In early 2025, polls showed former New York governor Andrew Cuomo leading all other candidates among Democratic voters.{{Cite web|url=https://abc7ny.com/post/former-governor-andrew-cuomo-leads-new-york-city-mayoral-election-polls-eric-adams-falls-behind-zohran-mamdani/16090506/|title=Andrew Cuomo leads in New York City mayoral election polls, Eric Adams falls behind Zohran Mamdani|date=March 27, 2025|website=ABC7 New York}}

=Candidates=

==Major candidates==

The candidates in this section have held elected office or have received substantial media coverage.

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File:Secretary Fudge Meeting with NYC City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (52956069353) (alt crop).jpg
{{sortname|Adrienne|Adams|Adrienne Adams (politician)}}

|Speaker of the New York City Council (2022–present)
City councilmember from the 28th district (2017–present)

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[https://adrienneforthepeople.com Website]

|{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/05/adrienne-adams-new-york-city-mayor-race-00215256|title=Top Dem launches late run for New York City mayor|last=Coltin|first=Jeff|date=March 5, 2025|access-date=March 5, 2025|website=Politico}}

File:Michael Blake 02 (crop 3).jpg
{{sortname|Michael|Blake|Michael Blake (politician)}}

|NY assemblymember from the 79th district (2015–2021)
Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee (2017–2021)
Candidate for Public Advocate in 2019
Candidate for {{ushr|NY|15|NY-15}} in 2020

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[https://blakefornyc.com/ Website]

|{{cite news |last1=Fitzsimmons |first1=Emma |title=Former Obama Aide Enters the New York City Mayor's Race |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/nyregion/michael-blake-mayor-nyc.html |work=The New York Times |date=November 24, 2024 |access-date=November 25, 2024 |archive-date=November 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125010425/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/nyregion/michael-blake-mayor-nyc.html |url-status=live}}

File:Andrew Cuomo 2019 (alt crop).jpg
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|Governor of New York (2011–2021)
Attorney General of New York (2007–2010)
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1997–2001)

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[https://www.andrewcuomo.com/ Website]

|{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/andrew-cuomo-running-nyc-mayor/6160049/|title=Cuomo mounts comeback, launches campaign for NYC mayor years after resignation|last1=Russo|last2=Price|first1=Melissa|first2=Brian|date=March 1, 2025|access-date=March 1, 2025|website=WNBC}}

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|New York City Comptroller (2022–present)
City councilmember from the 39th district (2010–2021)

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[https://www.landerfornyc.com/ Website]

| {{Cite news |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Emma |date=July 30, 2024 |title=Brad Lander, New York City's Comptroller, Will Run Against Mayor Adams |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/nyregion/brad-lander-mayor-adams.html |access-date=July 31, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730234605/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/nyregion/brad-lander-mayor-adams.html |url-status=live}}

File:New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani (alt crop).jpg
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|NY assemblymember from the 36th district (2021–present)

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[https://www.zohranfornyc.com/ Website]

|{{cite web |last1=Kim |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Campbell |first2=Jon |title=State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani joins Adams' challengers for NYC mayor |url=https://gothamist.com/news/zohran-mamdani-running-mayor-eric-adams |access-date=October 24, 2024 |date=October 22, 2024 |publisher=Gothamist}}

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|NY state senator from the 20th district (2019–present)

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[https://www.zellnor.nyc/ Website]

| {{Cite news |last1=Mays |first1=Jeffery C. |last2=Fitzsimmons |first2=Emma G. |date=May 8, 2024 |title=Second Democrat Emerges to Challenge Mayor Adams's Path to Re-election |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/nyregion/zellnor-myrie-nyc-mayor-election.html |access-date=May 14, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514054833/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/nyregion/zellnor-myrie-nyc-mayor-election.html |url-status=live}}

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|NY state senator from the 13th district (2019–present)

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[https://www.ramosfornyc.com/ Website]

|{{Cite news |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Emma G. |date=September 13, 2024 |title=Jessica Ramos Will Run for Mayor Against Eric Adams |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/nyregion/jessica-ramos-mayor-adams.html |access-date=September 14, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914013706/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/nyregion/jessica-ramos-mayor-adams.html |url-status=live}}

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{{sortname|Scott|Stringer}}

|New York City Comptroller (2014–2021)
Manhattan Borough President (2006–2013)
NY assemblymember from the 67th district (1993–2005)
Candidate for mayor in 2021

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[https://www.scottstringernyc.com/ Website]

|{{Cite web |last1=Hogan |first1=Bernadette |last2=Cuza |first2=Bobby |title=Scott Stringer explores another run for mayor in 2025 |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/01/18/scott-stringer-explores-another-run-for-mayor-in-2025 |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=NY1 |language=en |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514183620/https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/01/18/scott-stringer-explores-another-run-for-mayor-in-2025 |url-status=live}}

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|Investor
Hedge fund manager

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[https://www.whitneyformayor.com/ Website]

|{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-hedge-fund-manager-tilson-enters-race-new-york-city-mayor-2024-11-26/ |title=Former hedge fund manager Tilson enters race for New York City mayor |website=Reuters |last=Herbst-Bayliss |first=Svea|date=November 26, 2024}}

==Other declared candidates==

  • Corinne Fisher, standup comedian and author{{cite AV media |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/why-comedian-corinne-fisher-wants-to-be-nycs-next-mayor-the-point/ |title= Why comedian Corinne Fisher wants to be NYC's next mayor: The Point |date=March 30, 2025 |access-date=March 31, 2025 |publisher=CBS News}}
  • Deirdre Levy, special needs teacherhttps://usa.inquirer.net/163780/fil-am-educator-is-running-for-new-york-city-mayor

==Publicly expressed interest==

  • Jamaal Bowman, former U.S. Representative from {{ushr|NY|16}} (2021–2025){{cite news |work=NBC News |access-date=December 31, 2024 |author1=Wong, Scott |author2=Thorp, Frank |date=December 31, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/118th-congress-craziest-speaker-races-mccarthy-johnson-gaetz/index.html |title=Inside the most bizarre Congress in recent memory |quote=Bowman said he is not ruling out running for political office in the future: 'U.S. Senate, yes, governor, yes, mayor, yes.'}}

==Withdrawn==

  • Eric Adams, incumbent mayor (running as an Independent)

==Declined==

  • Jennifer Jones Austin, lawyer and nonprofit CEO{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/19/adrienne-adams-new-york-city-mayor-andrew-cuomo-00205043|title=Another Adams is being recruited to run for NYC mayor in attempt to thwart Andrew Cuomo|last=Coltin|first=Jeff|date=February 19, 2025|access-date=February 19, 2025|website=Politico|quote=[Letitia] James herself was the subject of such an effort after Adams’ indictment, POLITICO reported, but she declined, as did nonprofit leader Jennifer Jones Austin...Rep. Dan Goldman said he too was recruited to run for mayor, but he chose to stay out and endorse state Sen. Zellnor Myrie instead.}}
  • Justin Brannan, city councilmember from the 47th district (2018–present) (running for comptroller){{cite web|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/08/justin-brannan-jumps-nyc-comptroller-race/398785/|title=Justin Brannan jumps into NYC comptroller race|last=McDonough|first=Annie|date=August 14, 2024|access-date=August 15, 2024|website=City & State}}
  • Kathryn Garcia, New York State Director of Operations (2021–present), former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation (2014–2020), and candidate for mayor in 2021{{Cite web |title=How New York Will Implement Congestion Pricing |url=https://www.wnyc.org/story/how-new-york-will-implement-congestion-pricing/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=WNYC |quote=Brian Lehrer: 'Everybody else seems to be running for mayor. Are you going to do it again?' Kathryn Garcia: 'No. That is not my plan.' |date=November 25, 2024 |language=en}}
  • Dan Goldman, U.S. Representative from New York's 10th congressional district (2023–present) (endorsed Myrie)
  • Letitia James, Attorney General of New York (2019–present) and former New York City Public Advocate (2014–2018) (running for re-election, endorsed Adrienne Adams)
  • Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President (2020–present){{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/04/nyc-progressives-mayoral-primary-challenge-00109902/|title=NYC progressives fear 'total failure to coalesce' around mayoral primary challenge|last=Coltin|first=Jeff|date=August 4, 2023|access-date=August 4, 2023|website=Politico|archive-date=August 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804201548/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/04/nyc-progressives-mayoral-primary-challenge-00109902}} (running for comptroller){{Cite web |title=Mark Levine officially sets sights on city comptroller race |url=https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2024/08/09/mark-levine-comptroller-2025-primaries- |date=August 9, 2024 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=Spectrum News |author=Mena, Kelly |language=en |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814060803/https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2024/08/09/mark-levine-comptroller-2025-primaries- |url-status=live}}
  • Yuh-Line Niou, former state assemblymember from the 65th district (2017–2022) and candidate for {{ushr|NY|10}} in 2022
  • Antonio Reynoso, Brooklyn Borough President (2022–present) (running for re-election, co-endorsed Adrienne Adams, Lander, and Mamdani){{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/nyregion/nydia-velazquez-endorsement-mayor.html|title=Congresswoman and Allies Endorse 3 Mayoral Candidates to Stop Cuomo|last=Fitzsimmons|first=Emma|date=April 16, 2025|access-date=April 16, 2025|website=The New York Times}}
  • Ritchie Torres, U.S. representative from {{ushr|NY|15}} (2021–present){{cite news |work=New York Post |access-date=November 27, 2024 |url=https://nypost.com/2024/11/25/us-news/rep-ritchie-torres-considering-run-for-governor-as-he-turns-up-heat-on-hochul-and-doesnt-rule-out-bid-for-nyc-mayor/ |date=November 25, 2024 |title=Rep. Ritchie Torres 'considering' run for governor as he turns up heat on Hochul — and doesn't rule out bid for NYC mayor |author1=Sheehan, Kevin |author2=Campanile, Carl |author3=McCarthy, Craig |author4=Troutman, Matt}} (endorsed Cuomo)
  • Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate (2019–present), candidate for lieutenant governor in 2018, and candidate for governor in 2022 (running for re-election, endorsed Lander){{Cite news |last1=Fitzsimmons |first1=Emma G. |last2=Fang |first2=Alice |date=October 12, 2024 |title=How Eric Adams Could Leave Office, and Who Hopes to Succeed Him |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/nyregion/eric-adams-nyc-mayor-succession.html |access-date=October 16, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=November 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241107214912/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/nyregion/eric-adams-nyc-mayor-succession.html |url-status=live}}

= Endorsements =

{{Endorsements box

|title=Adrienne Adams

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|width=

|list=

;U.S. representatives

  • Jasmine Crockett, U.S. Representative from {{ushr|TX|30}} (2023–present){{cite news |work=Politico |access-date=March 14, 2025 |title=Where's Adams' executive order on ICE? |author=Coltin, Jeff |date=March 13, 2025 |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook/2025/03/13/wheres-adams-executive-order-on-ice-00227936}}
  • Nydia Velázquez, U.S. Representative from {{ushr|NY|7}} (1993–present) (co-endorsement with Lander and Mamdani)

;Statewide officials

  • Letitia James, Attorney General of New York (2019–present){{Cite web|date=March 8, 2025 |title=For Black Women, Adrienne Adams Is More Than Just Another Candidate|last1=King|first1=Maya|last2=Mays|first2=Jeffery|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/nyregion/adrienne-adams-mayor-woman.html |access-date=March 8, 2025 |website=The New York Times |language=en|quote=Several prominent Black female Democrats, including Letitia James, the state attorney general, are supporting her [A. Adams] campaign...Ms. Jones Austin, who is remaining neutral in the primary.}}

;State legislators

Cuomo endorsement divides key group of Black legislators|last1=Coltin|last2=Reisman|first1=Jeff|first2=Nick|date=March 22, 2025|access-date=March 22, 2025|website=Politico}}

;Local officials

;Individuals

  • Ana Maria Archila, activist and co-director of the New York Working Families Party (co-endorsement with Lander, Mamdani, and Myrie){{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/nyregion/wfp-endorsement-mayor-nyc.html|title=Working Families Party Endorses 4 Candidates in Strategy to Beat Cuomo|last1=Mays|last2=King|first1=Jeffery|first2=Maya|date=March 29, 2025|access-date=March 29, 2025|website=The New York Times}}

;Labor unions

  • Communications Workers of America Local 1180{{cite web|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/04/dc-37-tish-james-rebuke-cuomo-backing-adrienne-adams-mayor/404787/|title=DC 37, Tish James rebuke Cuomo in backing Adrienne Adams for mayor|last=McDonough|first=Annie|date=April 23, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025|website=City & State}}
  • District Council 37 (first choice){{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/22/major-labor-organization-comes-out-against-cuomo-00305426|title=New York City union breaks with labor trend to back Adrienne Adams over Cuomo for mayor|last=Anuta|first=Joe|date=April 22, 2025|access-date=April 22, 2025|website=Politico}}
  • Professional Staff Congress CUNY (first, second, or third choice co-endorsement with Lander and Mamdani){{cite web|url=https://psc-cuny.org/issues/new-york-city-council-endorsements-2025/|title=New York City Endorsements 2025|access-date=April 25, 2025}}
  • UNITE HERE Local 100

;Organizations

}}

{{Endorsements box

|title=Michael Blake

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;Organizations

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{{Endorsements box

|title=Andrew Cuomo

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;U.S. representatives

  • Gregory Meeks, U.S. Representative from {{ushr|NY|5}} (1998–present){{cite web|url=https://queenseagle.com/all/2025/3/31/queens-dems-back-cuomo|title=Queens Dems back Cuomo|last=Jacob|first=Kaye|date=March 31, 2025|access-date=April 1, 2025|website=Queens Daily Eagle}}
  • Ritchie Torres, U.S. Representative from {{ushr|NY|15}} (2021–present){{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2025/02/24/us-news/rep-ritchie-torres-endorses-mr-tough-guy-andrew-cuomo-for-nyc-mayor-in-latest-blow-to-eric-adams/|title=Ritchie Torres endorses 'Mr. Tough Guy' Andrew Cuomo for NYC mayor in latest blow to Eric Adams: 'America loves a comeback'|last=Campanile|first=Carl|date=February 24, 2025|access-date=February 25, 2025|website=New York Post}}

;Statewide officials

  • Carl McCall, former New York State Comptroller (1993–2002){{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/nyregion/cuomo-mccall-mayor-nyc.html|title=He Nearly Ended Cuomo's Career. Now He Says His Ex-Rival Should Be Mayor.|last1=Fandos|first1=Nicholas|date=February 15, 2025|access-date=February 15, 2025|website=The New York Times}}

;State legislators

;Local officials

;Individuals

  • Bill Ackman, hedge fund manager{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/14/bill-ackman-andrew-cuomo-donation-00290306|title=Trump backer Bill Ackman supports Cuomo’s mayoral bid with $250K donation|last=Coltin|first=Jeff|date=April 14, 2025|access-date=April 14, 2025|website=Politico}} (previously endorsed Tilson){{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ackman-backs-ex-hedge-fund-162831321.html|title=Ackman Backs Ex-Hedge Fund Manager Tilson in NYC Mayoral Race|last1=Nahmias|first1=Laura|last2=Gordon|first2=Amanda|date=October 12, 2024|access-date=January 14, 2025|website=Yahoo Finance}}
  • Ken Langone, businessman (Republican)

;Labor unions

  • 1199SEIU {{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/25/major-health-care-union-cuomo-00310077|title=Major health care union backs Cuomo’s mayoral bid|last=Kaufman|first=Maya|date=April 25, 2025|access-date=April 25, 2025|website=Politico}}
  • Hotel and Gaming Trades Council{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/14/andrew-cuomo-labor-endorsements-00288646|title=

Andrew Cuomo gets labor nods in New York City mayor’s race|last=Reisman|first=Nick|date=April 14, 2025|access-date=April 14, 2025|website=Politico}}

;Party chapters

  • Brooklyn Democratic Party
  • Queens Democratic Party
  • Staten Island Democratic Party{{cite web|url=https://www.silive.com/politics/2025/02/staten-island-democrats-wont-endorse-mayor-adams-pick-cuomo-enough-is-enough.html|title=Staten Island Democrats won't endorse Mayor Adams, pick Cuomo: 'Enough is enough'|last=Liotta|first=Paul|date=February 14, 2025|access-date=February 14, 2025|website=Staten Island Advance}}

}}

{{Endorsements box

|title=Brad Lander

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|list=

;U.S. representatives

  • Greg Casar, U.S. Representative from {{ushr|TX|35}} (2023–present){{cite news |work=Politico |date=March 20, 2025 |access-date=March 20, 2025 |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/20/new-york-city-mayor-casar-00239751 |author=Ngo, Emily |title=New York City mayoral contender nabs nod from a top House progressive}}
  • Nydia Velázquez, U.S. Representative from {{ushr|NY|7}} (1993–present) (co-endorsement with Adrienne Adams and Mamdani)

;State legislators

;Local officials

;Individuals

;Labor unions

  • Professional Staff Congress CUNY (first, second, or third choice co-endorsement with Adrienne Adams and Mamdani)
  • United Auto Workers Region 9A (co-endorsement with Mamdani and Ramos){{cite web|url=https://region9a.uaw.org/news/NYCAPMayor|title=New York City Area CAP Council Endorses Three Pro-Labor Champions for Mayor: Brad Lander, Jessica Ramos, and Zohran Mamdani|last=Graugard|first=Catherine|date=December 4, 2024|access-date=December 4, 2024}}

;Organizations

}}

{{Endorsements box

|title=Zohran Mamdani

|width=

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;U.S. representatives

  • Rashida Tlaib, U.S. Representative from {{ushr|MI|12}} (2019–present){{cite web|url=https://actionnetwork.org/events/organize-with-zohran-and-rashida|title=Organize with Zohran and Rashida|date=March 31, 2025|access-date=April 1, 2025}}
  • Nydia Velázquez, U.S. Representative from {{ushr|NY|7}} (1993–present) (co-endorsement with Adrienne Adams and Lander)

;State legislators

;Local officials

;International politicians

;Individuals

;Labor unions

;Organizations

  • College Democrats of America (co-endorsement with Ramos and Lander)
  • College Democrats of New York (co-endorsement with Ramos and Lander)
  • CAIR Action
  • Emgage Action (first choice)
  • Fordham College Democrats (co-endorsement with Ramos and Lander)
  • Gen-Z for Change
  • Jewish Voice for Peace Action
  • Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (co-endorsement with Lander)
  • Make the Road Action (second choice co-endorsement with Adrienne Adams)
  • New York City Democratic Socialists of America{{Cite news |work=Politico |author1=Coltin, Jeff |author2=Ngo, Emily |author3=Reisman, Nick |title=Top socialists divided on Mamdani for mayor |date=October 23, 2024 |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook/2024/10/23/top-socialists-divided-on-mamdani-for-mayor-00185005 |access-date=November 30, 2024 |quote=Zohran Mamdani is running for New York City mayor with the Democratic Socialists of America's endorsement.}}
  • New York Communities for Change (first choice){{Cite press release|url= https://www.nycommunities.org/2025mayoralendorsement|title=Coalition of Black and Immigrant New Yorkers Endorse Zohran Mamdani for Mayor|work=New York Communities for Change|date=October 23, 2024|access-date=October 23, 2024}}
  • Sunrise Movement NYC{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook/2025/03/20/adams-and-adams-clash-on-rikers-00239966|title=Adams and Adams clash on Rikers|last1=Coltin|last2=Reisman|last3=Ngo|first1=Jeff|first2=Nick|first3=Emily|date=March 20, 2025|access-date=March 22, 2025|website=Politico}}
  • Working Families Party (co-endorsement with Adrienne Adams, Lander, and Myrie)

}}

{{Endorsements box

|title=Zellnor Myrie

|width=

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;U.S. representatives

  • Dan Goldman, U.S. Representative from {{ushr|NY|10}} (2023–present){{cite web|url=https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2025/02/10/rep-goldman-backs-myrie-for-nyc-mayor/|title=Rep. Goldman backs Myrie for NYC mayor|date=February 10, 2025|access-date=February 10, 2025|website=Brooklyn Eagle}}

;State legislators

;Local officials

;Individuals

;Labor unions

;Organizations

}}

{{Endorsements box

|title=Jessica Ramos

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;State legislators

;Labor unions

  • New York State Iron Workers District Council (second choice)
  • Teamsters Locals 804 and 808{{Cite web|url=https://thechiefleader.com/stories/teamsters-locals-are-first-unions-to-endorse-for-mayor,53244|title=Teamsters locals are first unions to endorse for mayor|last=Freeman|first=Duncan|date=October 12, 2024|access-date=October 17, 2024|website=The Chief}}
  • Professional Staff Congress CUNY (fourth or fifth choice co-endorsement with Myrie)
  • United Auto Workers Region 9A (co-endorsement with Lander and Mamdani)

;Organizations

}}

{{Endorsements box

|title=Scott Stringer

|width=

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;U.S. representatives

  • Jerry Nadler, U.S. Representative from {{ushr|NY|12}} (1993–present){{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/03/rep-jerry-nadler-backs-scott-stringer-for-mayor-in-first-n-y-congressional-endorsement-of-2025/|title=Rep. Jerrold Nadler backs Scott Stringer for mayor in first N.Y. congressional endorsement of 2025|last=Sommerfeldt|first=Chris|date=February 3, 2025|access-date=February 4, 2025|website=New York Daily News}}

;State legislators

}}

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|title=Whitney Tilson

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;Individuals

  • Bill Ackman, hedge fund manager (switched endorsement to Cuomo)

}}

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|title=Declined to endorse

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;State legislators

  • Eddie Gibbs, state assemblymember from the 68th district (2022–present){{cite web|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2025/02/can-andrew-cuomo-bounce-back/403192/|title=Can Andrew Cuomo bounce back?|last=Lewis|first=Rebecca|date=February 24, 2025|access-date=February 24, 2025|website=City & State}} (endorsed Cuomo)

}}

=Polling=

== Ranked-choice polls ==

{{sticky header}}

!scope="row" rowspan="9" |Siena College{{Cite web|url=https://scri.siena.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AARPNYC0425-Democrat-Crosstabs.pdf|title=AARP New York City Poll Conducted by the Siena College Research Institute|website=Siena College|date=April 15, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}{{efn-ua|name="AARP"|This poll was sponsored by AARP}}

| rowspan="9" |April 7–10, 2025

| rowspan="9" |556 (RV)

| rowspan="9" |± 4.9%

|{{abbr|BA|Before allocation}}

|6%

|–

|1%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |34%

|6%

|16%

|4%

|4%

|6%

|0%

|{{Hidden|2%|"Other candidate": 2%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

|20%

class="wikitable plainrowheaders mw-collapsible mw-collapsed sticky-header" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"

! scope="col" |Poll source

! scope="col" |Date(s)
administered

! scope="col" |Sample
size{{efn|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear|name="Key"}}

! scope="col" |Margin
of error

!scope="col" | RCV
count

!scope="col" {{vert header|Adrienne Adams}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Eric Adams}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Michael Blake}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Andrew Cuomo}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Brad Lander}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Zohran Mamdani}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Zellnor Myrie}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Jessica Ramos}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Scott Stringer}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Whitney Tilson}}

!scope="col" | Other

!scope="col" | Undecided

scope="row" rowspan="9" |Honan Strategy Group (D){{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2025/04/20/us-news/andrew-cuomo-zohran-mamdani-lead-the-pack-ahead-of-dem-primary-for-nyc-mayor-poll/|title=Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani lead the pack ahead of Dem primary for NYC mayor: poll|first=Carl|last= Campanile|website=New York Post|date=April 20, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}{{efn-ua|name="Chamber"|This poll was sponsored by the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce}}

| rowspan="9" |April 16–17, 2025

| rowspan="9" |823 (LV)

| rowspan="9" |± 3.4%

|{{abbr|BA|Before allocation}}

|4%

|–

|0%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |53%

|9%

|25%

|3%

|2%

|3%

|0%

|–

| rowspan="9" |–

1

|4%

|–

|0%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |53%

|9%

|25%

|3%

|2%

|3%

|–

|–

2

|5%

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |53%

|9%

|25%

|3%

|2%

|3%

|–

|–

3

|5%

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |53%

|9%

|26%

|3%

|–

|4%

|–

|–

4

|5%

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |54%

|10%

|27%

|–

|–

|4%

|–

|–

5

|6%

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}}" |56%

|12%

|27%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

6

|–

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |56%

|14%

|28%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

7

|–

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |64%

|–

|36%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

1

|8%

|–

|1%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |44%

|8%

|20%

|6%

|5%

|8%

|1%

|–

| rowspan="8"|–

2

|8%

|–

|1%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |44%

|8%

|20%

|6%

|5%

|8%

|–

|–

3

|8%

|–

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |44%

|9%

|20%

|6%

|5%

|9%

|–

|–

4

|9%

|–

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |46%

|10%

|20%

|6%

|–

|10%

|–

|–

5

|11%

|–

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |46%

|11%

|23%

|–

|–

|10%

|–

|–

6

|12%

|–

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |47%

|14%

|23%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

7

|–

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |54%

|19%

|27%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

8

|–

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |64%

|–

|36%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

style="background:lightyellow;"

| style="border-right-style:hidden; background:lightyellow;" |

| style="border-right-style:hidden; " | April 3, 2025

| colspan="17"| Eric Adams withdraws from the primary

scope="row" rowspan="10" |Data For Progress (D){{Cite web|url=https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/3/26/cuomo-leads-nyc-mayors-race-with-39-mamdani-at-15-all-other-candidates-in-single-digits|title=Cuomo Leads NYC Mayor’s Race With 39%, Mamdani at 15%, All Other Candidates in Single Digits|website=Data For Progress|date=March 26, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}

| rowspan="10" |March 17–24, 2025

| rowspan="10" |854 (LV)

| rowspan="10" |± 3.0%

|{{abbr|BA|Before allocation}}

|5%

|7%

|1%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |39%

|8%

|15%

|2%

|1%

|4%

|1%

|–

|17%

1

|6%

|8%

|1%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |47%

|10%

|17%

|2%

|2%

|6%

|1%

|–

| rowspan="9"|–

2

|6%

|8%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |47%

|11%

|17%

|2%

|2%

|6%

|1%

|–

3

|6%

|8%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |47%

|11%

|18%

|2%

|2%

|7%

|–

|–

4

|7%

|8%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |47%

|11%

|18%

|3%

|–

|7%

|–

|–

5

|7%

|8%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |48%

|12%

|18%

|–

|–

|7%

|–

|–

6

|–

|9%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |49%

|13%

|19%

|–

|–

|9%

|–

|–

7

|–

|10%

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |52%

|17%

|21%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

8

|–

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |60%

|18%

|22%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

9

|–

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |70%

|–

|30%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

scope="row" rowspan="9" |Honan Strategy Group (D){{Cite web|url=https://empirereportnewyork.com/579636-2/|title=Topline Polling Data: NYC Mayoral Race|first=Bradley|last=Honan|website=Empire Report|date=March 25, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}

| rowspan="9" |March 18–20, 2025

| rowspan="9" |909 (LV)

| rowspan="9" |± 3.2%

|{{abbr|BA|Before allocation}}

|4%

|6%

|0%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |41%

|8%

|18%

|2%

|2%

|4%

|0%

|–

|15%

1

|5%

|7%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |48%

|9%

|21%

|2%

|2%

|5%

|1%

|–

| rowspan="8"|–

2

|5%

|7%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |48%

|9%

|21%

|2%

|2%

|5%

|–

|–

3

|5%

|7%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |49%

|10%

|22%

|–

|2%

|5%

|–

|–

4

|6%

|7%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |49%

|11%

|22%

|–

|–

|5%

|–

|–

5

|7%

|7%

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |51%

|12%

|23%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

6

|–

|7%

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |54%

|13%

|25%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

7

|–

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |60%

|14%

|26%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

8

|–

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |66%

|–

|34%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

scope="row" rowspan="8" |Unite NY/Citizen Data{{Cite web|url=https://mylittlefalls.com/unite-ny-poll-hochul-leads-lawler-by-single-digits/|title=Unite NY Poll: Hochul Leads Lawler by Single Digits|website=The Daily Post|date=February 25, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}

| rowspan="8" |February 10, 2025

| rowspan="8" |1,000 (RV)

| rowspan="8" |± 6.2%

|{{abbr|BA|Before allocation}}

|–

|15%

|3%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |36%

|13%

|4%

|3%

|10%

|16%

|2%

|–

| rowspan="8"|–

1

|–

|16%

|3%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |36%

|13%

|4%

|3%

|10%

|17%

|–

|–

2

|–

|16%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |36%

|13%

|4%

|4%

|10%

|17%

|–

|–

3

|–

|16%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |37%

|13%

|5%

|–

|11%

|18%

|–

|–

4

|–

|17%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |37%

|14%

|–

|–

|13%

|18%

|–

|–

5

|–

|19%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |43%

|17%

|–

|–

|–

|22%

|–

|–

6

|–

|24%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |47%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|30%

|–

|–

7

|–

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |63%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|37%

|–

|–

scope="row" rowspan="9" |Manhattan Institute{{Cite web|url=https://media4.manhattan-institute.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/MI_Electoral_Toplines_Canonical.pdf|title=Assessing the Race: Polling the 2025 NYC Mayoral Election|website=Manhattan Institute|date=February 6, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}

| rowspan="9" |January 24–30, 2025

| rowspan="9" |480 (RV)

| rowspan="9" |± 3.9%

|{{abbr|BA|Before allocation}}

|–

|14%

|0%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |30%

|13%

|1%

|2%

|5%

|11%

|–

|{{Hidden|4%|"Someone else": 4%
Walden: 0%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

|20%

1

|–

|21%

|0%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |40%

|16%

|2%

|2%

|6%

|12%

|–

|{{Hidden|0%|Walden: 0%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

| rowspan="8"|–

2

|–

|21%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |40%

|16%

|2%

|2%

|6%

|12%

|–

|{{Hidden|0%|Walden: 0%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

3

|–

|21%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |40%

|16%

|2%

|2%

|7%

|12%

|–

|–

4

|–

|21%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |42%

|16%

|–

|2%

|7%

|13%

|–

|–

5

|–

|22%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |42%

|16%

|–

|–

|7%

|13%

|–

|–

6

|–

|22%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |46%

|19%

|–

|–

|–

|14%

|–

|–

7

|–

|25%

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |53%

|22%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

8

|–

|30%

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |70%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

|–

scope="row" rowspan="7" |Honan Strategy Group (D){{Cite web|url=https://empirereportnewyork.com/honan-strategy-group-poll-of-new-york-city-democratic-primary-voters-january-23rd-to-january-26th-2025/|title=Honan Strategy Group Poll of New York City Democratic primary voters January 23rd to January 26th, 2025|first=Bradley|last=Honan|website=Empire Report|date=February 3, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}

| rowspan="7" |January 23–26, 2025

| rowspan="7" |769 (LV)

| rowspan="7" |± 3.5%

|{{abbr|BA|Before allocation}}

|–

|9%

|0%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |35%

|10%

|9%

|3%

|6%

|8%

|0%

|{{Hidden|0%|Walden: 0%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

|20%

1

|–

|11%

|1%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |44%

|13%

|11%

|3%

|7%

|10%

|–

|{{Hidden|0%|Walden: 0%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

| rowspan="6"|–

2

|–

|11%

|1%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |44%

|13%

|11%

|3%

|7%

|10%

|–

|–

3

|–

|11%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |44%

|13%

|11%

|3%

|7%

|10%

|–

|–

4

|–

|11%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |47%

|13%

|11%

|–

|7%

|10%

|–

|–

5

|–

|12%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |49%

|15%

|13%

|–

|–

|12%

|–

|–

6

|–

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |58%

|17%

|13%

|–

|–

|12%

|–

|–

scope="row" rowspan="8" |Bold Decision{{Cite web|url=https://www.bold-decision.com/nycmayorpoll|title=January 2025 NYC Dem Primary Mayoral Poll|website=Bold Decision|date=January 22, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}

| rowspan="8" |January 7–13, 2025

| rowspan="8" |807 (LV)

| rowspan="8" |± 3.5%

|{{abbr|BA|Before allocation}}

|–

|10%

|3%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |33%

|7%

|5%

|3%

|6%

|9%

|1%

|—

|24%

1

|–

|13%

|2%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |43%

|9%

|7%

|4%

|8%

|12%

|1%

|–

| rowspan="7"|–

2

|–

|13%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |44%

|10%

|7%

|4%

|9%

|13%

|–

|–

3

|–

|14%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |44%

|11%

|7%

|–

|10%

|14%

|–

|–

4

|–

|14%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |45%

|13%

|–

|–

|13%

|14%

|–

|–

5

|–

|15%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |47%

|–

|–

|–

|17%

|20%

|–

|–

6

|–

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |57%

|–

|–

|–

|19%

|24%

|–

|–

7

|–

|–

|–

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |65%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|35%

|–

|–

== First-past-the-post polls ==

{{sticky header}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders mw-collapsible mw-collapsed sticky-header" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"

!scope="col" | Poll source

!scope="col" | Date(s)
administered

!scope="col" | Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"}}

!scope="col" | Margin
of error

!scope="col" {{vert header|Adrienne Adams}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Eric Adams}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Michael Blake}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Andrew Cuomo}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Brad Lander}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Zohran Mamdani}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Zellnor Myrie}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Jessica Ramos}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Scott Stringer}}

!scope="col" {{vert header|Whitney Tilson}}

!scope="col" | Others

!scope="col" | Undecided

scope="row"| Honan Strategy Group (D){{efn-ua|name="Chamber"}}{{efn|name="First"|First-choice results from a ranked-choice poll}}

|April 16–17, 2025

|823 (LV)

|± 3.4%

|4%

|–

|0%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |45%

|8%

|22%

|2%

|2%

|3%

|0%

|–

|14%

scope="row"| Siena College{{efn-ua|name="AARP"}}{{efn|name="First"}}

|April 7–10, 2025

|556 (RV)

|± 4.9%

|6%

|–

|1%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |34%

|6%

|16%

|4%

|4%

|6%

|0%

|{{Hidden|2%|"Other candidate": 2%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

|20%

style="background:lightyellow;"

| style="border-right-style:hidden; background:lightyellow;" |

| style="border-right-style:hidden; " | April 3, 2025

| colspan="17"| Eric Adams withdraws from the race

scope="row"| Emerson College{{Cite web|url=https://emersoncollegepolling.com/new-york-city-2025-mayoral-poll-cuomo-leads-democratic-primary-and-hypothetical-general-election/|title=New York City 2025 Mayoral Poll: Cuomo Leads Democratic Primary and Hypothetical General Election|website=Emerson College Polling|date=March 26, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}{{efn-ua|name="WPIX"|This poll was sponsored by WPIX and The Hill}}

|March 21–24, 2025

|653 (LV)

|± 3.8%

|4%

|8%

|1%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |38%

|6%

|10%

|4%

|6%

|5%

|2%

|{{Hidden|1%|"Someone else": 1%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

|17%

scope="row"| Data For Progress (D){{efn|name="First"}}

|March 17–24, 2025

|854 (LV)

|± 3.0%

|5%

|7%

|1%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |39%

|8%

|15%

|2%

|1%

|4%

|1%

|–

|17%

scope="row"| Honan Strategy Group (D){{efn|name="First"}}

|March 18–20, 2025

|909 (LV)

|± 3.2%

|4%

|6%

|0%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |41%

|8%

|18%

|2%

|2%

|4%

|0%

|–

|15%

scope="row"| Quinnipiac University{{Cite web|url=https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3920|title=Mayor Adams' Job Approval Rating Drops To All-Time Low Of 20%, Quinnipiac University New York City Poll Finds; 56% Of Voters Say Adams Should Resign From Office|website=Quinnipiac University|date=March 5, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}

|February 27 – March 3, 2025

|771 (RV)

|± 3.5%

|4%

|11%

|1%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |31%

|5%

|8%

|1%

|4%

|6%

|1%

|{{Hidden|7%|Williams: 7%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

|21%

scope="row"| Honan Strategy Group (D){{Cite web|url=https://empirereportnewyork.com/topline-polling-data-nyc-mayoral-race/|title=Topline Polling Data: NYC Mayoral Race|first=Bradley|last=Honan|website=Empire Report|date=February 25, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}

|February 22–23, 2025

|1,214 (LV)

|± 2.8%

|2%

|10%

|3%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |38%

|7%

|12%

|2%

|1%

|5%

|0%

|–

|20%

scope="row"| Unite NY/Citizen Data{{efn|name="First"}}

|February 10, 2025

|1,000 (RV)

|± 6.2%

|–

|15%

|3%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |36%

|13%

|4%

|3%

|10%

|16%

|2%

|–

|–

scope="row"| Emerson College{{Cite web|url=https://emersoncollegepolling.com/new-york-city-mayoral-poll-cuomo-leads-primary-adams-faces-low-support-amid-high-unfavorability/|title=New York City Mayoral Poll: Cuomo Leads Primary, Adams Faces Low Support Amid High Unfavorability|website=Emerson College Polling|date=February 7, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}{{efn-ua|name="WPIX"}}

|February 3–5, 2025

|653 (LV)

|± 3.8%

|–

|10%

|2%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |33%

|6%

|1%

|6%

|6%

|8%

|2%

|{{Hidden|1%|"Someone else": 1%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

|25%

scope="row"| GBAO (D){{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2025/02/10/us-news/new-poll-comes-with-warning-for-andrew-cuomo-against-jumping-into-nyc-mayor-race-despite-dominance/|title=New poll comes with warning for Andrew Cuomo against jumping into NYC mayor race despite dominance|first=Carl|last=Campanile|website=New York Post|date=February 10, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by United for a Brighter Tomorrow}}

|January 29 – February 3, 2025

|800 (LV)

|± 3.5%

|–

|12%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |31%

|11%

|9%

|–

|7%

|11%

|–

|–

|19%

scope="row"| Manhattan Institute{{efn|name="First"}}

|January 24–30, 2025

|480 (RV)

|± 3.9%

|–

|14%

|0%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |30%

|13%

|1%

|2%

|5%

|11%

|–

|{{Hidden|4%|"Someone else": 4%
Walden: 0%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

|20%

scope="row"| Honan Strategy Group (D){{efn|name="First"}}

|January 23–26, 2025

|769 (LV)

|± 3.5%

|–

|9%

|0%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |35%

|10%

|9%

|3%

|6%

|8%

|0%

|{{Hidden|0%|Walden: 0%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

|20%

scope="row"| Bold Decision{{efn|name="First"}}

|January 7–13, 2025

|807 (LV)

|± 3.5%

|–

|10%

|3%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |33%

|7%

|5%

|3%

|6%

|9%

|1%

|–

|24%

scope="row"| Progressive Democrats of America (D){{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/13/poll-cuomo-dominates-nyc-mayoral-field-00197761|title=Cuomo dominates a mayoral field he hasn't yet entered, third-party poll finds|first1=Sally|last1=Goldenberg |first2=Nick|last2=Reisman|website=Politico|date=January 13, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}

|–

|–

|–

|–

|6%

|2%

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |32%

|8%

|6%

|1%

|7%

|10%

|–

|{{Hidden|10%|Diaz Jr.: 7%
"Other": 3%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

|18%

scope="row"| New York Times/Siena College{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/26/us/elections/times-siena-nyc-poll-registered-voter-crosstabs.html|title=Cross-Tabs: October 2024 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters in New York City|website=The New York Times|date=October 26, 2024|access-date=April 24, 2025}}

|October 20–23, 2024

|853 (LV)

|–

|–

|12%

|–

| style="background:#d7e7ff" |22%

|4%

|–

|0%

|2%

|2%

|–

|{{Hidden|26%|James: 19%
Williams: 6%
"Another candidate": 1%|headerstyle=font-weight:normal;|multiline=n}}

| {{party shading/Undecided}} |28%

{{hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#cff|title=Hypothetical polling|contentstyle=border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white;}}

Eric Adams vs. Andrew Cuomo

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Eric
Adams

! style="width:100px;"| Andrew
Cuomo

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|American Pulse & Research Polling (R){{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2023/12/05/metro/andrew-cuomo-would-beat-eric-adams-in-dem-primary-for-mayor-poll/|title=Andrew Cuomo would 'trounce' Eric Adams in Dem primary for mayor, polls show|first=Carl|last= Campanile|website=New York Post|date=December 5, 2023|access-date=April 24, 2025}}{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by Save the Senate, which supports Sliwa}}

|November 30 – December 1, 2023

|417 (V)

|± 4.8%

|24%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|44%

|32%

Eric Adams vs. Brad Lander

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Eric
Adams

! style="width:100px;"| Brad
Lander

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Slingshot Strategies (D){{Cite web|url=https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23817550/slingshot-city-poll-may-19-2023.pdf|title=Slingshot City Poll - May 2023|website=Slingshot Strategies|date=May 19, 2023|access-date=April 24, 2025}}

|May 2–8, 2023

|930 (RV)

|± 2.5%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|48%

|17%

|35%

Eric Adams vs. Jumaane Williams

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Eric
Adams

! style="width:100px;"| Jumaane
Williams

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Slingshot Strategies (D)

|May 2–8, 2023

|930 (RV)

|± 2.5%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|45%

|25%

|30%

Eric Adams vs. generic Democrat

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Eric
Adams

! style="width:100px;"| Generic
Democrat

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Slingshot Strategies (D)

|May 2–8, 2023

|930 (RV)

|± 2.5%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|42%

|38%

|20%

{{hidden end}}

=Fundraising=

class="wikitable sortable"
colspan=6 |Campaign finance reports as of March 17, 2025
style="text-align:center;"

!Candidate

!Raised

!Public
matching funds

!Total funds

!Spent

!Est.
Cash on hand

{{party shading/Democratic}}|Adrienne Adams

| $337,437

| $0{{efn|name="dnq"|Did not qualify.}}

| $337,437

| $61,180

| $276,256

{{party shading/Democratic}}|Eric Adams

|$4,404,272

|$0{{efn|Barred from receiving public matching funds.}}

|$4,404,272

|$1,379,939

|$3,024,332

{{party shading/Democratic}}|Michael Blake

|$286,882

|$0{{efn|name="dnq"|Did not qualify.}}

|$286,882

|$268,571

|$18,311

{{party shading/Democratic}}|Andrew Cuomo

| $1,516,344

| $0{{efn|name="dnq"|Did not qualify.}}

| $1,516,344

| $290,966

| $1,225,378

{{party shading/Democratic}}|Brad Lander

|$1,413,648

|$3,724,327

|$5,137,975

|$1,396,409

|$3,741,566

{{party shading/Democratic}}|Zohran Mamdani

|$1,491,837

|$2,859,333

|$4,351,170

|$678,552

|$3,672,618

{{party shading/Democratic}}|Zellnor Myrie

|$785,391

|$2,240,993

|$3,026,384

|$675,360

|$2,351,024

{{party shading/Democratic}}|Jessica Ramos

|$232,292

|$0{{efn|name="dnq"}}

|$232,292

|$231,253

|$1,039

{{party shading/Democratic}}|Scott Stringer

|$976,048

|$2,880,499

|$3,856,547

|$875,339

|$2,981,208

{{party shading/Democratic}}|Whitney Tilson

|$755,128

|$0{{efn|name="dnq"}}

|$755,128

|$670,271

|$84,857

colspan="6" |Source: New York City Campaign Finance Board{{cite web|url=https://www.nyccfb.info/VSApps/WebForm_Finance_Summary.aspx?as_election_cycle=2025|title=Campaign Finance Summary 2025 Citywide Elections|date=March 14, 2025|access-date=March 17, 2025|website=New York City Campaign Finance Board}}

Republican primary

= Candidates =

==Major candidates==

The candidates in this section have held elected office or have received substantial media coverage.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Republican primary candidates

scope="col"| Candidate

!scope="col"| Experience

!scope="col"| Announced

!scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref|Reference citations}}

File:Curtis Sliwa, 2024.jpg
{{sortname|Curtis|Sliwa}}

|Founder and CEO of the Guardian Angels
nominee for mayor in 2021

|125px
{{dts|2025|2|13}}
[https://www.sliwafornyc.com/ Website]

|{{Cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Craig |last2=Golden |first2=Vaughn |last3=Campanile |first3=Carl |last4=Crane |first4=Emily |date=February 13, 2025 |title=Exclusive {{!}} NYC Mayor Adams weighing GOP run if he loses Democratic primary |url=https://nypost.com/2025/02/13/us-news/nyc-mayor-adams-weighing-hail-mary-play-thatll-let-him-run-on-gop-line-if-he-loses-dem-primary-sources/ |access-date=February 14, 2025 |work=New York Post |language=en-US |quote=Republicans have yet to select a candidate but Curtis Sliwa — the red-bereted founder of the Guardian Angels — officially became a mayoral candidate Thursday.}}

== Other declared candidates==

  • Darren Aquino, nonprofit worker and candidate for FL-19 in 2020{{cite news |author1=Honan, Katie |author2=Holliday Smith, Rachel |author3=Borja, Ashley |author4=Khan, Rachel |date=June 24, 2024 |title=Who Will Challenge Eric Adams for Mayor in 2025? |url=https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/06/24/candidates-running-for-mayor-eric-adams-2025/ |access-date=November 3, 2024 |work=The City |archive-date=November 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117034552/https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/06/24/candidates-running-for-mayor-eric-adams-2025/ |url-status=live}}
  • David Rem, sanitation worker{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2024 |title=Trump's 'Childhood Friend' Speaker Is a 60-Year-Old NYC MAGA Agitator |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-childhood-friend-speaker-60-234545320.html |access-date=January 6, 2025 |work=The Daily Beast |via=Yahoo News |author=Fiallo, Josh |quote=Rem also said at his MSG rally that he next wanted to run for mayor of New York City |language=en-US}}

== Filed paperwork ==

  • John Harris, businessman{{Cite web |title=NYC Campaign Finance Board: Campaign Finance Summary |url=https://www.nyccfb.info/VSApps/WebForm_Finance_Summary.aspx?as_election_cycle=2025 |access-date=February 9, 2025 |website=www.nyccfb.info}}
  • James Manning, pastor

== Declined ==

  • Eric Adams, incumbent Democratic mayor (2022–present) (running as an Independent){{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5145690-adams-rejects-republican-reelection/|title=Eric Adams rules out switching to GOP in NYC mayor's race|last=Gans|first=Jared|date=February 14, 2025|access-date=February 14, 2025|website=The Hill}}
  • Joe Borelli, former minority leader of the New York City Council (2021–2025) from the 51st District (2015–2025) (abandoned electoral politics to become a lobbyist){{cite web |last1=Bergin |first1=Brigid |title=NYC Councilmember Joe Borelli announces resignation |url=https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-councilmember-joe-borelli-announces-resignation |website=Gothamist |access-date=23 April 2025}}
  • John Catsimatidis, businessman, radio talk show host, and candidate for mayor in 2013 (Considering run for governor in 2026){{cite web |title=Catsimatidis Not Running for NYC Mayor, but May Consider Run for Governor |url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/john-catsimatidis-not-running-for-nyc-mayor-but-may-consider-run-for-governor/ |website=The National Herald |access-date=23 April 2025}}
  • Rudy Giuliani, former mayor (1994–2001) and former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1983–1989) {{cite web |last1=O'Driscoll |first1=Sean |title=Rudy Giuliani Responds to NYC Mayor Rumors |url=https://www.newsweek.com/rudy-giuliani-new-york-mayor-run-ruby-freeman-georgia-election-workers-case-1980567 |website=Newsweek |access-date=23 April 2025}}
  • Jim Walden, antitrust and government law attorney (running as an independent){{cite web|url=https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2025/02/12/mayoral-candidate-walden-to-run-as-independent-after-adams-deal/|title=Mayoral candidate Walden to run as Independent, after Adams DOJ 'deal'|date=February 12, 2025|access-date=February 14, 2025|website=Brooklyn Eagle}}

= Endorsements =

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Third-party and independent candidates

= Working Families Party =

== Nominee ==

  • Gowri Krishna, Fordham University School of Law professor{{efn|Krishna is a placeholder candidate, meaning that the WFP can put someone else's name on the ballot if they choose.}}{{cite tweet|user=JCColtin|number=1907811587714363470|title=WFP would consider running a candidate against Cuomo in the general, they told Ben in January. WFP petitions have a placeholder candidate, Gowri Krishna, who could be swapped out for another depending on the Democratic primary.|access-date=April 4, 2025}}

= Independents =

== Declared ==

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|+ Independent candidates

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|Incumbent mayor (2022–present)
Brooklyn Borough President (2014–2021)
NY state senator from the 20th district (2007–2013)

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[https://ericadamsformayor.com/ Website]

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{{sortname|Jim|Walden|Jim Walden (lawyer)}}

|Antitrust and government law attorney
Former assistant U.S. Attorney

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{{dts|2024|10|23}}
[http://jimfornyc.com Website]

|{{cite news |work=Brooklyn Eagle |url=https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/11/25/prominent-lawyer-jim-walden-declares-run-for-mayor/ |title=Prominent lawyer Jim Walden declares run for mayor |date=November 25, 2024 |access-date=January 25, 2025 |author=Frost, Mary}}

== Potential ==

  • Ed Skyler, former deputy mayor for Michael Bloomberg{{Cite web |last=Goldenberg |first=Sally |date=2025-02-28 |title=Bloomberg alum shifts party registration as New York mayoral race heats up |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/28/bloomberg-alum-shifts-party-registration-as-new-york-mayoral-race-heats-up-00206626 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Politico |language=en}}

== Endorsements ==

{{Endorsements box|title=Jim Walden|width=|list=;Executive branch officials

;Statewide officials

  • David Paterson, former Governor of New York (2008–2010) (Democratic){{cite news |work=Brooklyn Eagle |url=https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/11/25/prominent-lawyer-jim-walden-declares-run-for-mayor/ |title=Prominent lawyer Jim Walden declares run for mayor |date=November 25, 2024 |access-date=January 25, 2025 |author=Frost, Mary}}}}

General election

=Polling=

Andrew Cuomo vs. Curtis Sliwa vs. Eric Adams vs. Jim Walden

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! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Andrew
Cuomo (D)

! style="width:100px;"| Curtis
Sliwa (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Eric
Adams (I)

! style="width:100px;"| Jim
Walden (I)

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College{{efn-ua|name="WPIX"}}

|March 21–24, 2025

|1,000 (RV)

|± 3.0%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|43%

|13%

|11%

|4%

|29%

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valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:50px;"| Eric
Adams

! style="width:50px;"| Joe
Borelli

! style="width:50px;"| Chris
Christie {{efn|New Jersey resident}}

! style="width:50px;"| Andrew
Cuomo

! style="width:50px;"| Brad
Lander

! style="width:50px;"| Curtis
Sliwa

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;" rowspan="12" |Manhattan Institute {{efn|This poll does not include partisan affiliation for candidates}}

| rowspan="12" |January 24–30, 2025

| rowspan="12" |618 (RV)

| rowspan="12" |± 3.9%

|{{party shading/Other}}|40%

|–

|–

|–

|–

|30%

|30%

|–

|–

|{{party shading/Other}}|59%

|–

|25%

|16%

{{party shading/Other}}|38%

|–

|35%

|–

|–

|–

|27%

|–

|30%

|{{party shading/Other}}|52%

|–

|–

|19%

20%

|–

|–

|{{party shading/Other}}|44%

|–

|23%

|13%

22%

|–

|17%

|{{party shading/Other}}|44%

|–

|–

|17%

20%

|–

|–

|{{party shading/Other}}|39%

|23%

|–

|18%

27%

|–

|–

|{{party shading/Other}}|50%

|–

|–

|23%

|–

|–

|–

|{{party shading/Other}}|40%

|27%

|33%

|–

|23%

|–

|{{party shading/Other}}|42%

|–

|35%

|19%

|–

|{{party shading/Other}}|55%

|–

|–

|26%

|20%

|–

|–

|{{party shading/Other}}|34%

|–

|{{party shading/Undecided}}|45%

Eric Adams vs. generic Republican

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! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Eric
Adams (D)

! style="width:100px;"| Generic
Republican

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Slingshot Strategies (D)

|May 2–8, 2023

|1,500 (RV)

|± 2.5%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|53%

|20%

|27%

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Notes

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Partisan clients

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References

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