Former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on July 14 that he will remain in the New York City mayor’s race, weeks after losing the Democratic primary.
“To the 440,000 New Yorkers who voted for me, a sincere thank you,” Cuomo said in a video statement posted on social media platform X. “Thank you for believing in me and my agenda and in my experience. And I am truly sorry that I let you down.”
Cuomo lost the Democratic nomination in June to Zohran Mamdani, a state assemblyman. Mamdani officially became the Democratic nominee on July 1, winning 56 percent of the vote after three rounds of ranked-choice tabulation, according to certified results published by the city’s Board of Elections. Cuomo received 44 percent….
Cuomo ‘In It to Win It,’ Staying in NYC Mayoral Race as Independent
