NEW: Socialist Zohran Mamdani holds double-digit lead over Cuomo in DDHQ average – The Hill
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani leads former Gov. Andrew Cuomo by 13 points in Decision Desk HQ’s (DDHQ) recently formed average tracking the race, The Hill reporter on Wednesday.
The average, made up of a mix of independent and campaign-associated polls, shows Mamdani ahead in the five-candidate field with 38.1 percent support as of the most recent polling, followed by Cuomo, who is running an independent campaign after losing the Democratic primary, with 25 percent. Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa is in third with 15 percent support, followed closely by incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who is also pursuing an independent campaign, with 11.5 percent.