Cuomo's lead narrows as Mamdani gains ground in NYC mayoral race: poll
NEW YORK (PIX11) — An internal poll from Zohran Mamdani's campaign obtained by PIX11 News shows he is gaining on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the race for mayor, although Cuomo remains the favorite.
The polling by Workbench Strategy on behalf of the Mamdani campaign showed Cuomo receiving 40% of first-choice votes, with Mamdani getting 27% of first-choice votes. All other candidates in the crowded field got less than 10% of first-place votes in the survey of 500 likely Democratic Primary voters conducted from May 14-18.
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Workbench's ranked-choice voting simulation ultimately has Cuomo breaking the 50% barrier required to win a ranked-choice primary in the seventh round, where Cuomo would hypothetically defeat Mamdani 56%-44%.
A 13% first-round lead is the closest anyone has come to Cuomo in recent polls. The former governor resigned following several scandals and has been the clear frontrunner since entering the race about two months ago.
An unaffiliated recent Marist poll gave Cuomo a 22% first-choice lead.
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A recent poll by Survey USA, done around the same time as the internal Mamdani poll, showed Cuomo with a more than 30% lead.
Mamdani, an assemblyman from Queens, has surged into second place in recent weeks, having made big progressive campaign promises like freezing the rent and free buses.
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