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NEW YORK (NewsNation) — A week up of New York City's mayoral election, autarkic campaigner and erstwhile Gov. Andrew Cuomo is gaining crushed against progressive Democrat Zohran Mamdani.
The latest Suffolk University poll, released Oct. 27, showed Cuomo chopped Mamandi's pb by 10 points, aft trailing by 20 points successful Suffolk's September poll.
Mamdani leads Cuomo 44% to 34% up of the Nov. 4 election, with Republican campaigner Curtis Sliwa successful 3rd spot astatine 11%. Some 7% of voters surveyed were undecided.
September polls showed Mamdani starring Cuomo 45% to 25%, followed by Sliwa with 9%, and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams astatine 8%. Adams has since dropped retired of the mayoral contention and endorsed Cuomo.
Voters 55+ casting bulk of aboriginal votes
Early voting numbers person shattered records. More than 164,000 voters checked successful astatine polling places implicit the weekend, according to information from New York City's Board of Elections.
While determination is presently a surge successful voting compared to the superior a fewer months ago, Gen X and babe boomers are the largest demographic groups driving voters to the polls early.
Polling numbers besides showed a flimsy summation successful ballots formed for Cuomo betwixt Day 1 and Day 2 of aboriginal voting, portion Sliwa's numbers decreased.
"I proceed to beryllium assured successful our run arsenic good arsenic successful our outreach to voters supra the property of 55, and besides I volition not let myself to go complacent," Mamdani said.
So far, voters 55 and older marque up much than fractional of the early voting totals.
"In the primary, the turnout was wholly antithetic than they thought — overmuch younger, and the younger ballot was a overmuch higher percentage, and that skewed each the polls," Cuomo said.
