First Major Democratic Test Since 2024 Unfolds in NYC Mayoral Primary

Cuomo and Mamdani lead a closely watched Democratic race that’s seen as an early test of the party’s future after its 2024 losses.

Democratic mayoral candidates (Top L-R) Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo; (Bottom L-R) City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Comptroller Brad Lander, and former Comptroller Scott Stringer. Yuki Iwamura-Pool/Getty Images; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Democrats in America’s largest city will decide this week who will represent their party in November’s mayoral election.

The June 24 Democratic mayoral primary in New York City marks the first major test for Democrats since Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss to President Donald Trump last fall—and the GOP’s sweep of the U.S. House and Senate.