Last week, the New York City Charter Review Commission announced that it was considering a “ top-two ” system for mayoral elections, whereby the two candidates receiving the most votes in an ...

Initial ranked choice results are released, with further releases every Tuesday. July 15: New York City Board of Elections certifies primary results.

New York’s Election System Isn’t Chaotic. It’s Democracy Done Right. Some critics say ranked-choice voting has made the city’s elections worse.

Winning New York City’s Democratic primary is almost always a ticket to City Hall in a city that’s about two-thirds registered Democrats. How Cuomo vs. Mamdani shows ranked choice voting ...

In November 2019, New York City voters adopted RCV for closed party primaries. The goal was to select the nominee who best unifies a party’s primary electorate. Democratic voters first used the system ...

New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani speaking to supporters in New York, June 25, 2025 and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo speaking to supporters, June 24, 2025.

NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state lawmaker and self-described democratic socialist, was poised on Tuesday to win New York City's Democratic mayoral primary in a ...

New York City Democrats will choose their nominee for mayor in next week’s primary election. The city uses ranked choice voting, allowing voters to select up to five candidates in order of ...