NYC Board Of Elections Release Latest Ranked Choice Primary Results: See Here

NEW YORK CITY — The New York City Board of Elections released the first tally of ranked-choice voting results on Tuesday, showing Zohran Mamdani defeating former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the third round.

In the third round, Mamdani had a 12-point lead over Cuomo, and winning the primary with 56 percent of the vote compared to the former governor’s 44 percent.

Mamdani secured close to 117,00 more votes than Cuomo after three rounds of rank choice voting, according to the Board of Elections.

The Queens assemblyman received 545,334 votes, while Cuomo got 428,530 votes. More than a million total votes were cast in the democratic primary — the most since 1989.

Mamdani secured 99,069 votes, and Cuomo got 53,493 votes in the final round of ranked choice voting.

Other notable election were called on Tuesday, including the race for comptroller, Manhattan Borough President and a number of city council seats in Lower Manhattan, East Harlem and Upper East Side

Comptroller

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine defeated City Councilman Justin Brannan with 58.7 percent of the vote in the third round of ranked choice voting.

Brannan secured 41.3 percent of votes in the third.

Levine had a total of 491,551 votes compared to Brannan's 345,628

"From day one, our campaign laid out a vision for a more affordable, safer, and fairer New York. One that delivers for working people and stands up to attacks from Donald Trump and Washington Republicans. With the ranked choice results now in and our lead even stronger, it’s clear that message resonated across all five boroughs. I’m honored to be the Democratic nominee for Comptroller," Levine said in a statement on Tuesday.

"We will use the full powers of the office to fight back when the Trump administration attacks our city—whether they are ripping immigrant families apart or stealing money from our budget.
And we will fulfill the central role of the comptroller: To be a totally independent voice for accountability in city government, supporting the mayor when appropriate, and never hesitating to push back when needed.

To every New Yorker who put their trust in me: thank you. The work ahead won’t be easy, but I won’t stop fighting for a stronger, more affordable New York for all of us."

Manhattan Borough President

Brad Hoylman-Sigal defeated Keith Powers with 54.6 percent of the votes in the final round of voting. Powers only secured 45.4 percent of the votes.

Hoylman-Sigal, after three rounds of rank choice voting, finished with 132,162 votes. Powers compiled 109,807 votes.

City Council District 2

Harvey D. Epstein defeated Sarah Batchu after four rounds of ranked choice voting. Episten finished with 56.7 percent of the vote, compared to Batchu's 43.3 percent.

Epstein won with a total of 13,851 votes. Batchu secured 10,580 votes.

City Council District 3

Councilman Erik Bottcher secured the Democratic nominee, defeating challenger Jacqueline Lara after one round of ranked choice voting.

Bottcher secured 73.9 percent of the vote, compared to Lara's 25.5 percent.

The city councilman finished with 20,607 votes and Lara got 7,103 votes.

Next Ranked Choice Voting Results Update

The next update will be released on July 8, which will include mail-in ballots.

The final results will be certified on July 15.