Cuomo dominates NYC mayor polls regardless of marketing campaign finance setbacks

[ad_1] Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo seems to be on his solution to changing into the Democratic nominee for New York Metropolis mayor.

Cuomo at present holds a double-digit lead over second-place candidate Zohran Mamdani in a Marist College survey obtained by Politico . Within the first spherical of ranked-choice voting, the previous governor has 44% versus Mamdani’s 22%, a lead that seems to carry all through all six rounds. The survey reveals Cuomo’s lead over Mamdani starting from 20-24% general.

Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo sits on stage after protestors interrupted his speech throughout a Democratic mayoral discussion board at Medgar Evers Faculty in New York Metropolis on April 23, 2025. ( REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado)

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Marist Faculty discovered simply two different Democrats within the crowded major who had been in a position to garner double-digit percentages: Metropolis Council speaker Adrienne Adams and Metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander. Within the survey, Adams was knocked out of the race in spherical 4 and Lander within the fifth. The remainder of the candidates had been within the single digits with simply two of them making it out of the primary spherical, and by spherical three, all 5 had been out.

Regardless of his reputation within the Marist Faculty ballot, Cuomo’s marketing campaign has confronted a number of setbacks. The previous governor has missed out on matching funds twice. In April, the New York City Marketing campaign Finance Board (NYCCFB) indicated that at the least 20% of Cuomo's required disclosures contained documentation errors associated to contributions.

The NYCCFB additionally mentioned that the Cuomo marketing campaign failed to satisfy its required two-part threshold of complete contributions, which should be at the least 1,000 totally different people, and contributors, which should quantity to at the least $250,000, wanted to acquire the publicly matched funds.

The Cuomo marketing campaign blamed a "technical software program error" for the denial.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks on the New York Metropolis District Council of Carpenters whereas campaigning for mayor of New York Metropolis on Sunday, March 2. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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On Monday, the Cuomo marketing campaign was docked over $622,000 in matching funds for allegedly coordinating with an excellent PAC, in response to New York 1 , marking one other monetary setback for the previous governor’s marketing campaign.

Cuomo’s opponents have additionally criticized him over his previous controversies, together with his 2021 resignation and dealing with of COVID-19. Present New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams has demanded that Cuomo "reply" questions on allegations surrounding COVID-related nursing house deaths. Mayor Adams mentioned that the allegations shouldn't "be an automated disqualification," however that those that misplaced family members need to know "precisely what occurred."

New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams is working for re-election this yr. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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Mayor Adams is working for re-election; nevertheless, he's doing in order an unbiased, not a Democrat. The Large Apple mayor gained within the eighth spherical of voting within the 2021 election cycle.

"I’m within the race to the tip. I’m not working on the Democratic line. It’s simply not reasonable to show round my numbers and to run a very good marketing campaign (from) the place we're proper now," Adams told Politico in April.