Former NY Gov Cuomo holds double-digit lead in NYC mayoral race Democratic primary

Former New York Gov Andrew Cuomo appears to be on his way to becoming the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor Cuomo presently holds a double-digit lead over second-place candidate Zohran Mamdani in a Marist College survey obtained by Politico In the first round of ranked-choice voting the former governor has versus Mamdani s a lead that appears to hold throughout all six rounds The survey shows Cuomo s lead over Mamdani ranging from - overall ANDREW CUOMO DENIED ALMOST MILLION IN PUBLICLY MATCHING FUNDS FOR MAYORAL BID CITES 'SOFTWARE ERROR'Marist College unveiled just two other Democrats in the crowded primary who were able to garner double-digit percentages City Council speaker Adrienne Adams and City Comptroller Brad Lander In the survey Adams was knocked out of the race in round four and Lander in the fifth The rest of the candidates were in the single digits with just two of them making it out of the first round and by round three all five were out Despite his popularity in the Marist College poll Cuomo s campaign has faced several setbacks The former governor has missed out on matching funds twice In April the New York City Campaign Finance Board NYCCFB indicated that at least of Cuomo's required disclosures contained documentation errors related to contributions The NYCCFB also disclosed that the Cuomo campaign failed to meet its required two-part threshold of total contributions which must be at least different individuals and contributors which must amount to at least needed to obtain the publicly matched funds The Cuomo campaign blamed a technical tool error for the denial CUOMO LANDS KEY ENDORSEMENT AS COMEBACK BID FOR NYC MAYOR HEATS UPOn Monday the Cuomo campaign was docked over in matching funds for allegedly coordinating with a super PAC according to New York marking another financial setback for the former governor s campaign Cuomo s opponents have also criticized him over his past controversies including his resignation and handling of COVID- Current New York City Mayor Eric Adams has demanded that Cuomo answer questions about assertions surrounding COVID-related nursing home deaths Mayor Adams noted that the accusations should not be an automatic disqualification but that those who lost loved ones want to know exactly what happened Mayor Adams is running for re-election however he is doing so as an independent not a Democrat The Big Apple mayor won in the eighth round of voting in the referendum cycle I m in the race to the end I m not running on the Democratic line It s just not realistic to turn around my numbers and to run a good campaign from where we are right now Adams narrated Politico in April