Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will keep at the New York Town mayoral poll in November at the unbiased poll line that he certified for, a supply with regards to the marketing campaign showed to ABC Information.
Cuomo certified in Might to run at the “Combat and Ship” poll line within the basic election thru an unbiased nominating petition submitted to the New York Town Board of Elections, which on the time he stated was once intended to achieve citizens disenchanted with the Democratic Birthday celebration. He would had been allowed to seem on each the Democratic Birthday celebration and “Combat and Ship” traces at the basic election poll if he had gained the Democratic number one.
CNN first reported on Thursday night time that Cuomo, who conceded to state assemblymember Zohran Mamdani within the Democratic number one for New York Town mayor on Tuesday, would now not withdraw from the unbiased poll line however had now not but determined whether or not to actively marketing campaign within the coming months.
New York Town mayoral candidate and previous New York governor Andrew Cuomo (C) speaks right through an election celebration following the primaries on the Carpenters Union in New York Town on June 24, 2025. Ex-governor Cuomo conceded on June 24, 2025, to left-wing rival Zohran Mamdani in New York Town Democratic mayoral number one.
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In a speech to supporters Tuesday night time, Cuomo instructed supporters, “This night was once now not our night time; this night was once Assemblyman Mamdani’s night time… He deserved it. He gained. We are going to have a look and make some selections.”
Applicants have till the top of Friday, June 27 to withdraw from operating on an unbiased poll line they certified for, in line with the New York State Board of Elections calendar.
A supply with regards to the marketing campaign instructed ABC Information on Thursday that the previous governor is taking a look at the entire knowledge, together with that the New York Town Board of Elections would simplest get started freeing ranked-choice vote casting tabulations on July 1.
Cuomo instructed CBS 2 New York on Wednesday, “So I’ve that unbiased line. I certified for that. And I am on that line in November. And we are going to be taking a look on the numbers that are available from the principle. After which we need to take a look at the panorama within the basic election, which is a unconditionally other panorama.”
He added later, “We’re going to take it one step at a time as a result of we have not even gotten the [full] numbers but from the principle election, and we have now a while.”
Cuomo’s run for mayor comes 4 years after he resigned as governor after a number of girls accused him of sexual harassment and beside the point behavior. He has denied the allegations and just lately instructed The New York Instances he regrets resigning.
On Thursday, incumbent Democratic Mayor Eric Adams, who is additionally operating as an unbiased within the basic election, formally kicked off his reelection marketing campaign.
Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and unbiased candidate Jim Walden may also be at the poll in November.
