New York City mayor primary: Where the polls are, when they open and close
The final hours of voting in the New York City mayoral primary elections start the morning of June 24.
The marquee race on the ranked choice ballot is for the Democratic nomination for mayor between former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and a slate, led primarily by New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani.
The race could provide a bellwether for the larger Democratic party as the coalition seeking to repel Cuomo has framed the choice facing New Yorkers as one between an older, moderate political establishment and a youthful, progressive vision for the party that lost the White House in November.
Early voting, which closed June 22, showed a more than double the number of check ins than the 2021 race that handed the Democratic nomination for one of the most visible mayorships in the nation to Eric Adams – who will run in the general election as an independent.
The New York City Board of Elections reported that its unofficial count of early votes in 2025 is 384,338, while AMNY reported that the board said 191,197 people voted early in 2021.
Here's where New Yorkers can vote on Election Day for the primary and how long the polls will remain open on June 24.
Election Day polls open at 6 a.m. for the New York City primary.
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