2025 NYC primary results: Zohran Mamdani leads in mayoral race against Andrew Cuomo
Shreeaa Rathi | TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Jun 25, 2025, 19:46 IST
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On June 24, 2025, the vibrant streets of New York buzzed with excitement as citizens cast their votes in the primary elections. In a surprising twist, Zohran Mamdani outpaced former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the race for mayor.
New Yorkers cast their votes in key primary races on June 24, 2025, with the mayoral contest between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo taking center stage, while other races for comptroller, public advocate, borough presidents, and City Council seats also drew attention across the city's boroughs. Unofficial tallies showed Mamdani leading Cuomo in the mayoral race, while incumbent Jumaane Williams held a significant lead in the public advocate primary, and the comptroller race between Mark Levine and Justin Brannan remained competitive; the election results, which do not yet include absentee and mail-in ballots, could potentially lead to a ranked-choice vote tabulation to determine the final outcome in some races.
Socialist Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani has taken an early lead in the 2025 Democratic primary for mayor. With approximately 85% of precincts reporting, Mamdani garnered 43.59% of the vote (405,551). He is nearly 70,000 votes ahead of moderate former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who secured 36.15% of the vote (336,251).
The final outcome of the mayoral contest may depend on the tabulation of ranked-choice votes. These results might not be available until the following month.
Mamdani’s spokesperson, Andrew Epstein, expressed confidence in their campaign's performance.
“We are putting together the multi-ethnic, multi-generational coalition across the five boroughs that we have been talking about since day one of this campaign, and we’ve done it with a relentless focus on this economic agenda and with a volunteer base that has knocked on 50,000 doors today,” Epstein said.
Epstein noted that the campaign exceeded expectations. They even secured a precinct in Staten Island’s South Shore, a traditionally conservative area.
“This is the five-borough campaign we promised that we wanted to deliver,” Epstein said.
State Sen. Jessica Ramos attended the Cuomo campaign event. She noted the higher-than-expected voter turnout, particularly among older voters, despite the hot weather.
“I think this has been a very close race, a defining race for what the Democratic Party is, what it can be,” she said. “I want to make sure we’re a big tent and building bridges across working neighborhoods, not just across folks who are interested in ideology.”
Ramos explained her endorsement of Cuomo over her progressive counterpart. She chose to support the candidate “with experience, even if I’ve been critical of that experience in the past, and probably will continue to be.”
City Comptroller Brad Lander is trailing in third place in the mayoral race. He and Mamdani cross-endorsed each other and campaigned together.
At his campaign party in Manhattan, the comptroller focused his remarks on Mamdani and supporting the progressive movement.
“With our help, Zohran Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee for the City of New York, and we are on a path to win a city that all New Yorkers can afford,” he said.
Lander, who frequently criticized Cuomo during his campaign, took a final jab at the former governor.
“Good f—ing riddance,” Lander said, garnering cheers from the crowd.
Other significant primary races included the contest for city comptroller. Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and Brooklyn City Council Member Justin Brannan are the leading candidates.
In the race for New York City’s public advocate, incumbent Jumaane Williams faced a primary challenge. Queens Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar is Williams’ main challenger.
Voters in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan also selected borough president candidates. City Council seats were contested across the city.
Key NYC and Manhattan race results, based on 94.49% of scanners reporting, showed Zohran Mamdani with 43.5% (427,752 votes), Andrew Cuomo with 36.37% (357,638 votes), and Brad Lander with 11.37% (111,806 votes) in the mayoral race.
In the Public Advocate race, Jumaane Williams secured 71.29% (623,331 votes), Jenifer Rajkumar received 18.71% (163,625 votes), and Marty Dolan got 9.39% (82,106 votes).
For the Comptroller position, Mark Levine had 48.15% (424,578 votes) and Justin Brannan had 33.58% (296,063 votes).
In Manhattan, Alvin Bragg won the District Attorney race with 73.37% (177,156 votes). Brad Hoylman-Sigal secured the Borough President position with 48.78% (120,261 votes).
In City Council District 1, Christopher Marte (i) got 49.19% (11,366 votes). Harvey Epstein secured District 2 with 39.05% (10,096 votes). Erik Bottcher (i) won District 3 with 73.96% (20,550 votes). Julie Menin (i) won District 5 with 73.34% (23,152 votes). Shaun Abreu won District 7 with 62.74% (18,881 votes).
The vote totals are from the New York City Board of Elections. The results reflect Primary Day and early voting votes. Absentee and mail-in ballot votes will be counted later.
Socialist Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani has taken an early lead in the 2025 Democratic primary for mayor. With approximately 85% of precincts reporting, Mamdani garnered 43.59% of the vote (405,551). He is nearly 70,000 votes ahead of moderate former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who secured 36.15% of the vote (336,251).
The final outcome of the mayoral contest may depend on the tabulation of ranked-choice votes. These results might not be available until the following month.
Mamdani’s spokesperson, Andrew Epstein, expressed confidence in their campaign's performance.
“We are putting together the multi-ethnic, multi-generational coalition across the five boroughs that we have been talking about since day one of this campaign, and we’ve done it with a relentless focus on this economic agenda and with a volunteer base that has knocked on 50,000 doors today,” Epstein said.
Epstein noted that the campaign exceeded expectations. They even secured a precinct in Staten Island’s South Shore, a traditionally conservative area.
“This is the five-borough campaign we promised that we wanted to deliver,” Epstein said.
State Sen. Jessica Ramos attended the Cuomo campaign event. She noted the higher-than-expected voter turnout, particularly among older voters, despite the hot weather.
“I think this has been a very close race, a defining race for what the Democratic Party is, what it can be,” she said. “I want to make sure we’re a big tent and building bridges across working neighborhoods, not just across folks who are interested in ideology.”
Ramos explained her endorsement of Cuomo over her progressive counterpart. She chose to support the candidate “with experience, even if I’ve been critical of that experience in the past, and probably will continue to be.”
City Comptroller Brad Lander is trailing in third place in the mayoral race. He and Mamdani cross-endorsed each other and campaigned together.
At his campaign party in Manhattan, the comptroller focused his remarks on Mamdani and supporting the progressive movement.
“With our help, Zohran Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee for the City of New York, and we are on a path to win a city that all New Yorkers can afford,” he said.
Lander, who frequently criticized Cuomo during his campaign, took a final jab at the former governor.
“Good f—ing riddance,” Lander said, garnering cheers from the crowd.
Other significant primary races included the contest for city comptroller. Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and Brooklyn City Council Member Justin Brannan are the leading candidates.
In the race for New York City’s public advocate, incumbent Jumaane Williams faced a primary challenge. Queens Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar is Williams’ main challenger.
Voters in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan also selected borough president candidates. City Council seats were contested across the city.
Key NYC and Manhattan race results, based on 94.49% of scanners reporting, showed Zohran Mamdani with 43.5% (427,752 votes), Andrew Cuomo with 36.37% (357,638 votes), and Brad Lander with 11.37% (111,806 votes) in the mayoral race.
In the Public Advocate race, Jumaane Williams secured 71.29% (623,331 votes), Jenifer Rajkumar received 18.71% (163,625 votes), and Marty Dolan got 9.39% (82,106 votes).
For the Comptroller position, Mark Levine had 48.15% (424,578 votes) and Justin Brannan had 33.58% (296,063 votes).
In Manhattan, Alvin Bragg won the District Attorney race with 73.37% (177,156 votes). Brad Hoylman-Sigal secured the Borough President position with 48.78% (120,261 votes).
In City Council District 1, Christopher Marte (i) got 49.19% (11,366 votes). Harvey Epstein secured District 2 with 39.05% (10,096 votes). Erik Bottcher (i) won District 3 with 73.96% (20,550 votes). Julie Menin (i) won District 5 with 73.34% (23,152 votes). Shaun Abreu won District 7 with 62.74% (18,881 votes).
The vote totals are from the New York City Board of Elections. The results reflect Primary Day and early voting votes. Absentee and mail-in ballot votes will be counted later.