The 2025 New York City primary election is officially underway. The New York City Board of Elections announced on the 25th that the petition period for candidates in the upcoming primary has begun. Candidates must gather signatures to qualify for the election, with the petition period running from February 25 to April 3. The primary election day is set for June 24, 2025.
To be officially qualified as a candidate by the Board of Elections, preliminary candidates for New York City Mayor, Public Advocate, and Comptroller must secure at least 3,750 valid petition signatures. Candidates for borough president must collect at least 2,000 valid signatures, while those seeking a City Council seat need at least 450 signatures.
The Election Commission will review the submitted petitions and announce the official candidates for the 2025 New York City Primary Election in early May.
This year’s primary election is particularly focused on the mayoral race. The Democratic primary has already heated up, with current Mayor Eric Adams (Democrat) facing a criminal indictment on corruption charges. Despite pressure from within his own party to resign, Mayor Adams has declared his intention to run for re-election. On the 24th, he reaffirmed his decision, saying, “I will definitely run. I will conduct the petition on the streets and hope for many signatures from citizens.”
As of the 25th, several prominent Democratic politicians have declared their candidacies for the mayoral primary, including New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, State Senator Jessica Ramos, State Senator Zellner Myri, State Assembly Member Zoran Mamdani, and former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer. There are also strong rumours that nine other politicians, including former Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Council Speaker Adrianne Adams, may enter the race.
On the Republican side, Curtis Sliwa, who ran in the 2021 mayoral race, has announced his intention to run again in 2025.