In a ranked choice simulation, Cuomo wins the eighth and final round with 55 percent to Mamdani’s 45 percent. In Marist’s May poll, Cuomo would go on to win in the sixth round of ranked choice voting with 60 percent to Mamdani’s 40 percent.

The Marist survey suggests that Andrew M. Cuomo is still the favorite to win the Democratic primary, but his advantage over Zohran Mamdani is dwindling.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s edge over him in the 2025 NYC Democratic mayoral primary nearly in half over the past month, a new poll finds.