Zohran Mamdani at a press conference outside of the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on August 7. Photo: Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/Getty Images Recent polling shows Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani continuing to hold a sizable lead in the city mayoral race as the November election draws closer. A Siena Institute poll published Tuesday found 44 percent of registered New York City voters backing Mamdani followed by 25 percent for former governor Andrew Cuomo , 12 percent for Republican Party