Election countdown: Cuomo and Mamdani rivalry captivates

The heated citywide debates kicked the mayor's race in the Democratic primary into high gear. With only a week until Election Day, polling shows that the rivalry between former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani has caught voters' attention.

- ARIAMA C. LONG

One poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling for Democrat Justin Brannan's city comptroller campaign, made a splash with political headlines on June 6: It showed Mamdani pulling ahead of Cuomo in the race.

Other surveys, like the Honan Strategy Group's polling headed by Bradley Honan, were posted on June 11 after the first mayoral primary debate. They polled hundreds of Democratic voters in the city, as well as a segment of anti-Trump surge voters, finding that Cuomo maintains a strong lead while Mamdani is still close behind.

City Comptroller Brad Lander is in third place with 12% of the vote, and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is in fourth place with 10% of the vote, they said.