Cuomo to stay on New York City mayoral ballot in November on independent line: Source

[ad_1] Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will keep on the New York Metropolis mayoral poll in November on the impartial poll line that he certified for, a supply near the marketing campaign confirmed to ABC Information.

Cuomo certified in Could to run on the "Battle and Ship" poll line within the normal election via an impartial nominating petition submitted to the New York Metropolis Board of Elections, which on the time he stated was meant to succeed in voters disillusioned with the Democratic Celebration. He would have been allowed to look on each the Democratic Celebration and "Battle and Ship" traces on the final election poll if he had gained the Democratic major.

CNN first reported on Thursday evening that Cuomo, who conceded to state assemblymember Zohran Mamdani within the Democratic major for New York Metropolis mayor on Tuesday, wouldn't withdraw from the impartial poll line however had not but determined whether or not to actively marketing campaign within the coming months.

New York Metropolis mayoral candidate and former New York governor Andrew Cuomo (C) speaks throughout an election get together following the primaries on the Carpenters Union in New York Metropolis on June 24, 2025. Ex-governor Cuomo conceded on June 24, 2025, to left-wing rival Zohran Mamdani in New York Metropolis Democratic mayoral major.

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In a speech to supporters Tuesday evening, Cuomo informed supporters, "Tonight was not our evening; tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani's evening… He deserved it. He gained. We're going to have a look and make some choices."

Candidates have till the top of Friday, June 27 to withdraw from working on an impartial poll line they certified for, in line with the New York State Board of Elections calendar.

A supply near the marketing campaign informed ABC Information on Thursday that the previous governor is taking a look at all the information, together with that the New York Metropolis Board of Elections would solely begin releasing ranked-choice voting tabulations on July 1.

Cuomo informed CBS 2 New York on Wednesday, "So I've that impartial line. I certified for that. And I am on that line in November. And we'll be trying on the numbers that are available in from the first. After which we've got to take a look at the panorama within the normal election, which is a very totally different panorama."

He added later, "We'll take it one step at a time as a result of we have not even gotten the [full] numbers but from the first election, and we've got a while."

Cuomo's run for mayor comes 4 years after he resigned as governor after a number of ladies accused him of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct. He has denied the allegations and lately informed The New York Occasions he regrets resigning.

On Thursday, incumbent Democratic Mayor Eric Adams, who's additionally working as an impartial within the normal election, formally kicked off his reelection marketing campaign.