Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani holds a 10 point lead over Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s general election for mayor, while incumbent Mayor Eric Adams trails in fourth place behind Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, according to a new poll.

Mamdani gets support from 35 percent of registered voters, followed by Cuomo with 25, Sliwa with 14, Adams at 11 and attorney Jim Walden at 1 percent. Thirteen percent of respondents said they weren’t sure, while 1 percent picked another candidate.

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    2 days ago

    I would guess, with nothing but feelings, that a lot of the Cuomo voters would choose him before a Republican, but who knows really?

    Edit: I believe this will be FPtP though.

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        New York City will use ranked choice voting for Primary and Special Elections for the offices of Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President and City Council, due to an amendment in the City Charter approved by voters in 2019.

        This appears to say that it is for primaries, not the general election.

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        General election is still FPTP plurality wins.

        It’s almost as if they planned for this as a contingency plan in case an anti-establishment candidate won the primary.