NEW YORK − A late-breaking poll shows a socialist state Assembly member shooting ahead of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the race for the New York City Democratic mayoral primary election, and it's pulled the two candidates to near-even on betting markets.
Zohran Mamdani briefly surpassed on June 23 as frontrunner in the June 24 primary, according to Polymarket, a cryptocurrency-based prediction market headquartered in New York City.
Polymarket showed Mamdani, a 33-year-old second-term Assembly member, ahead of Cuomo in the morning in the city's unusual ranked choice voting primary election.
The market shift came after one of the last independent polls of voters showed Mamdani winning in the city’s ranked choice voting models.
The June 23 Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill survey showed Cuomo with 35% support in the first round, followed by Mamdani at 32%. It marked a substantial shift in Mamdani’s support in a crowded field of candidates.
