NYC Mayor's Race: Where things stand between Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa with less than 2 weeks remaining in campaign | amNewYork

"Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, holds a strong lead in all major polls, topping independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa consistently by double digits. Cuomo, who served 2 1/2 terms as governor before resigning amid allegations of sexual harassment that he has always denied, is running a revamped independent campaign after suffering a surprise blowout loss to Mamdani in the June Democratic primary."

"The former governor, polling second to Mamdani, is far behind in most general election polls and struggling to capitalize further after a slight bump in polling following Mayor Eric Adams' departure from the race in September. As his campaign stagnates, Cuomo is sticking to his strategy of attacking Mamdani, arguing that he is the only candidate with the management and political experience required to be mayor. But, he's added a new strategy in his final push publicly pleading with Sliwa to drop his bid."

"Since a heated mayoral debate on Thursday, Cuomo has repeated the line, A vote for Curtis Sliwa is really a vote for Zohran Mamdani, on various radio shows and TV appearances, acknowledging that the math is tricky for a Cuomo victory unless Sliwa drops out. Though he has repeatedly emphasized that he is a lifelong Democrat, Cuomo has taken to courting Republican voters who, more than they want to see a Republican win, hope to see Mamdani lose."

New York City's 2025 mayoral election approaches with early voting beginning Oct. 25. Zohran Mamdani holds a consistent double-digit lead in major polls over Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as governor amid sexual harassment allegations he denies, is running an independent campaign after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani. Cuomo has struggled to build momentum despite a brief polling bump after Eric Adams left the race and has concentrated attacks on Mamdani while publicly urging Republican Curtis Sliwa to drop out. Cuomo is also courting Republican voters even though Republicans comprise only 11% of the city electorate.

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