{"id":2492193,"date":"2025-09-28T16:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T20:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-race-down-to-three-candidates\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T16:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T20:38:56","slug":"nyc-mayor-race-down-to-three-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-race-down-to-three-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC mayor race down to three candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-mayor-race-down-to-three-candidates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2492193&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The New York City mayoral race has narrowed down to three main candidates following the unexpected withdrawal of incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who decided not to seek reelection. Adams consistently polled low throughout September, ranging between 6% and 12%, and his exit perhaps benefits former Governor Andrew cuomo, a former Democrat running as an independent. The remaining contenders are Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani, Cuomo, and Republican Curtis Sliwa.<\/p>\n<p>Recent polls show Mamdani leading with about 45%, Cuomo trailing at 25%, and Sliwa holding around 11%. Hypothetical scenarios suggest that if both Adams and Sliwa were to drop out, Cuomo could consolidate much of their support, narrowing the gap with Mamdani. However,Sliwa remains committed to staying in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo praised Adams for his resilience and hinted that the race is a choice between himself and Mamdani, whom he sees as an extremist. Adams blamed negative media coverage for hampering his campaign and denied rumors about negotiations for a Trump governance position. Meanwhile, Republican candidate Sliwa is campaigning as the only viable alternative to Mamdani, seeking to attract Adams&#8217;s former supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Despite dropping out, Adams&#8217;s name will remain on the ballot because he withdrew after the official deadline. New Yorkers will ultimately decide their next mayor in the november 4 election. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">NYC mayor race down to three candidates<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2256732\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New York City Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eric Adams<\/a> has abandoned his run for reelection, a move that could benefit his fellow Democratic Party outsider,<strong> <\/strong>former Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andrew-cuomo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The narrowed field leaves New Yorkers with the choice between Democratic candidate and front-runner Zohran Mamdani, current independent and failed Democratic primary candidate Cuomo, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3828014\/eric-adams-drops-out-new-york-city-mayoral-race\/\">Eric Adams drops out of New York City mayoral race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3827728\/obama-foundation-neglects-chicago-taxpayers-with-funds-sent-tides-group\/\">Obama Foundation neglects Chicago taxpayers with funds sent to Tides group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3826645\/loudoun-county-commercial-tax-base-initiative-data-centers-virginia-hub\/\">How Loudoun County&rsquo;s commercial tax base initiative turned Virginia into a data center hub<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Eric%20Adams%20drops%20out%20of%20New%20York%20City%20mayoral%20race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ERIC ADAMS DROPS OUT OF NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adams consistently polled between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/nyc-mayoral-election-polls-2025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6% and 12%<\/a> throughout September. Those who supported him are most likely now to give their votes to the other moderate Democrat and relative party outcast, Cuomo. However, Adams did not endorse any candidate in his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericadamsfornyc\/status\/1972348511892262962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video announcement<\/a> suspending his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani was hovering at 45%, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.suffolk.edu\/-\/media\/suffolk\/documents\/academics\/research-at-suffolk\/suprc\/polls\/city-view\/2025\/9_23_2025_nyc_mayor_marginals.pdf?la=en&amp;hash=480734F5D8348F6FE4D544C07C2F9529FF06D519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">recent poll<\/a> <\/a>from Suffolk University from mid September. Cuomo came in about 20 points behind at 25%. Sliwa secured 11% of the vote, and Adams just 7%. <\/p>\n<p>If both Adams and Sliwa were to hypothetically drop out of the race, most of their candidates would go to Cuomo, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/09\/nyregion\/mayor-poll-mamdani-cuomo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>New York Times<\/em>\/Siena poll<\/a> from early September found. In a hypothetical head-to-head between Cuomo and Mamdani, Cuomo&rsquo;s numbers would jump up to 44% and Mamdani&rsquo;s would rise to 48% the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asian-american-activists-blast-bidens-pandering-anti-racism-order\/\" title=\"Asian-American Activists Blast Biden\u2019s \u2018Pandering\u2019 Anti-Racism Order\">poll found<\/a>, closing Mamdani&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/09\/09\/polls\/nyc-mayor-poll-likely-voters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lead to only four points<\/a>. Sliwa has committed to staying in the race, regardless of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >electoral advantage polls suggest<\/a> it gives Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo touted Adams&rsquo;s American dream story from &ldquo;squeegee boy and mailroom clerk&rdquo; to Mayor as &ldquo;undeniably one of resilience,&rdquo; saying the mayor &ldquo;has much to be proud of&rdquo; in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andrewcuomo\/status\/1972370704793264338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post on X <\/a>Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The choice @ericadamsfornyc made today was not an easy one, but I believe he is sincere in putting the well-being of New York City ahead of personal ambition. We face destructive extremist forces that would devastate our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">city<\/a> through incompetence or ignorance, but it is not too late to stop them,&rdquo; Cuomo <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andrewcuomo\/status\/1972370704793264338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, alluding to his competitor, Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has reportedly been trying to push Adams to get out of the race and join his administration to consolidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3493627\/mamdani-trump-new-york-city-mayoral-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mamdani<\/a>&lsquo;s opposition around Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump and his billionaire donors might be able to determine Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo&rsquo;s actions but they will not dictate the results of this election,&rdquo; Mamdani, a democratic socialist assemblyman, said in a Sunday statement regarding Adams&rsquo; decision to drop out. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;New York deserves better than trading in one disgraced, corrupt politician for another. On November 4th, we are going to turn the page on the politics of big money and small ideas and deliver a government every New Yorker can be proud of,&rdquo; Mamdani said. <\/p>\n<p>Adams has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3806495\/adams-blames-media-for-hurting-my-ability-to-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blamed<\/a> media coverage for hurting his campaign, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/05\/nyregion\/eric-adams-saudi-arabia-ambassador.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a> that his advisers were in talks to put Adams up as Trump&rsquo;s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia amid pressure for him to drop out. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All these rumors, all these lies. Folks had me going to Saudi Arabia. They had me going to HUD. They had me going to the Yankee game. They had me going to Washington on Monday,&rdquo; Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3806495\/adams-blames-media-for-hurting-my-ability-to-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> on Sept. 12. &ldquo;The media should not be the hidden anti-Eric Adams votes. &hellip; This is hurting my ability to campaign. It&rsquo;s unfair. It&rsquo;s not right. And you&rsquo;re not doing it to any other candidate but me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3495665\/sliwa-urges-trump-stay-out-nyc-mayoral-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sliwa<\/a>, who Trump has criticized as &ldquo;not exactly prime time,&rdquo; is hoping to gain some of the would-be Adams voters&rsquo; support in his long-shot candidacy for mayor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Curtis Sliwa is the only candidate who can defeat Mamdani. Our team, our resources, and our funding are unmatched. Most importantly, we have the best solutions to help working people afford to stay in New York City and feel safe,&rdquo; Daniel Kurzyna, a spokesperson for Sliwa&rsquo;s campaign, said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3823709\/nyc-republican-curtis-sliwa-cuomo-bribe-mayor-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NYC REPUBLICAN MAYORAL HOPEFUL SLIWA SAYS CUOMO CAMP TRIED TO BRIBE HIM TO EXIT RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adams&rsquo;s name will remain on the ballot, as he dropped out after the deadline to remove himself from the ballot, according to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/28\/nyregion\/adams-mayor-drops-out.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Times<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>New Yorkers will decide who their next mayor will be on Nov. 4. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYC mayor race narrows to three after Adams quits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2492194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-collage-lb6tvzhbe-1758071104959-e1759090159989.jpg?1759075763&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34059,37990,53469,36462,51960],"class_list":["post-2492193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-2024","tag-local-politics","tag-mayoral-candidates","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc-mayor-race"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-collage-lb6tvzhbe-1758071104959-e1759090159989.jpg?1759075763&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2492193"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2492197,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492193\/revisions\/2492197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2492194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2492193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2492193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2492193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}