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Zellnor Myrie
Zellnor Myrie (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 20. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Myrie (Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of New York. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025.
2025 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the June 24 primary election as a battleground race. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, Mayoral election in New York, New York, 2025 (June 24 Democratic primary)
Zohran Mamdani (D) defeated ten other candidates in the Democratic primary for Mayor of New York City on June 24, 2025. Mamdani received 56% of the vote in round 3 of ranked-choice voting to Andrew Cuomo's (D) 44%.[1]
Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams (D) was first elected in 2021. He initially ran in the primaries for re-election, but he withdrew on April 3 to run as an independent.[2] On September 28, 2025, Adams announced that he was withdrawing from the general election.[3]
The section below lists noteworthy candidates. To read more about how Ballotpedia defines noteworthy candidates, click here.
- Adrienne Adams was the speaker of the City Council. She ran on her record as speaker and supported a guaranteed income program for homeless families.[4][5]
- Andrew Cuomo was governor of New York from 2011 until 2021. He campaigned on making the city more affordable and on fighting antisemitism.[6][7]
- Brad Lander was the city comptroller. He campaigned on ending homelessness and reducing retail theft.[8][9]
- Zohran Mamdani was a state assemblymember for District 36. He campaigned for a rent freeze on housing and for making city buses free.[10][11]
- Zellnor Myrie was a state senator for District 20. He campaigned to address the cost of housing and to implement his plan to hire up to 3,000 new police officers.[12][13]
- Jessica Ramos was a state senator for District 13. She campaigned to create an affordable citywide childcare program and to declare homelessness a public health emergency.[14][15] On June 6, Ramos announced her endorsement of Andrew Cuomo, but said she was still a candidate for mayor.[16]
- Scott Stringer was the city's comptroller from 2014 to 2022 and an unsuccessful candidate for mayor in 2021. He campaigned against government corruption and for making childcare more affordable.[17][18]
For more information on the candidates and their platforms, click here.
The New York Times's Nicholas Fandos and Lisa Lerer wrote before the election, "The clash consuming New York City is one that has become almost routine in Democratic politics. On one side stands a moderate pragmatist who first took public office three decades ago. On the other is a democratic socialist half his age who has leaped past more seasoned rivals and captured the imagination of the left."[19]
Candidate endorsements became a factor, and City & State NY's Sahalie Donaldson, Annie McDonough, and Holly Pretsky wrote that as the race progressed, "Alliances [began] to solidify."[20] Former mayor Michael Bloomberg (D) endorsed Cuomo, and Columbia University professor Ester Fuchs said, "Bloomberg is the most critical and important endorsement for Cuomo in the primary. It’s a seal of approval for moderate voters who care about effectively governing the city."[21] Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) endorsed Mamdani, and City University of New York professor John Mollenkopf said the endorsement could "make some difference. And in this tight race, some difference is valuable."[22]
This was the third election in the city that used ranked-choice voting. The system allowed voters to rank up to five candidates, and if their first candidate was eliminated, their vote would be transferred to a different candidate. Voters could have picked only one candidate or ranked fewer than five. This system applied only to the primary election.[23]
The New Republic's Grace Seger wrote before the election, "In these final weeks, the mayoral hopefuls are working to tailor their campaigns to train voters on what they need to do when they enter their voting booths."[24] On June 13, Brad Lander and Zohran Mamdani endorsed each other.[25] On June 16, Mamdani and Michael Blake (D) endorsed each other's campaigns.[26] New York Daily News' Chris Sommerfeldt wrote that candidates endorsing each other had become increasingly common and said "a candidate who trails after the first round of vote tabulations could eventually prevail if they are ranked on ballots featuring other candidates as the number one choice."[27]
Selma Bartholomew (D), Michael Blake (D), Paperboy Prince (D), and Whitney Tilson (D) also ran.
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Myrie was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Codes Committee
- Consumer Protection Committee
- Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee
- Elections Committee, Chair
- Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Senate Social Services Committee
2019-2020
Myrie was assigned to the following committees:
- Consumer Protection Committee
- Senate Codes Committee
- Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee
- Elections Committee, Chair
- Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Senate Social Services Committee
- Domestic Animal Welfare Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in New York, New York (2025)
General election
General election for Mayor of New York
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of New York on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zohran Mamdani (D / Working Families Party) | 50.9 | 1,114,184 |
 | Andrew Cuomo (Fight and Deliver Party) | 41.4 | 906,614 | |
 | Curtis Sliwa (R / Protect Animals Party) | 7.0 | 153,749 | |
 | Eric Adams (Safe&Affordable Party / EndAntiSemitism Party) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.3 | 6,897 | |
 | Irene Estrada (Conservative Party)  | 0.1 | 2,856 | |
 | James Walden (Integrity Party) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.1 | 2,319 | |
 | Joseph Hernandez (Quality of Life Party) | 0.1 | 1,379 | |
 | Karen Stachel (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | |
 | Montell Moseley (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | |
 | Fátimazöhra Nouinou (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 4 | |
 | Dana York (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
 | Jean Anglade (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | |
| Total votes: 2,188,021 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kyle Gutierrez (Independent)
- Gowri Krishna (Working Families Party)
- Abbey Laurel-Smith (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Mayor of New York
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Zohran Mamdani in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 1,071,730 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deirdre Levy (D)
- Cleopatra Fitzgerald (D)
- Corinne Fisher (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Mayor of New York
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Curtis Sliwa in round 1 .
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Fátimazöhra Nouinou (R)
- Kris Lord (R)
- Joe Alny (R)
- James Manning (R)
- Gonzalo Duran (R)
- Naomi Coley (R)
- John Harris (R)
- Ronen Nahom (R)
- David Rem (R)
- Darren Dione Aquino (R)
- Montell Moseley (R)
Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for Mayor of New York
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Irene Estrada in round 1 .
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Primary for Mayor of New York
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Gowri Krishna in round 1 .
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Endorsements
Myrie received the following endorsements.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James (D)
- Working Families Party of New York
2024
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 20
Incumbent Zellnor Myrie won election in the general election for New York State Senate District 20 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zellnor Myrie (D) | 99.3 | 107,498 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 714 | ||
| Total votes: 108,212 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Zellnor Myrie advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 20.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Myrie in this election.
2022
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 20
Incumbent Zellnor Myrie won election in the general election for New York State Senate District 20 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zellnor Myrie (D / Working Families Party) | 99.5 | 80,036 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 402 | ||
| Total votes: 80,438 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Zellnor Myrie advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 20.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Zellnor Myrie advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 20.
2020
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 20
Incumbent Zellnor Myrie defeated Tucker Coburn in the general election for New York State Senate District 20 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zellnor Myrie (D / Working Families Party) | 97.3 | 99,491 |
| Tucker Coburn (L) | 2.5 | 2,570 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 168 | ||
| Total votes: 102,229 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Zellnor Myrie advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 20.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Tucker Coburn advanced from the Libertarian primary for New York State Senate District 20.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Zellnor Myrie advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 20.
2018
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2018
Myrie also ran in the 2018 election as a Working Families Party candidate.
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 20
Zellnor Myrie defeated incumbent Jesse Hamilton in the general election for New York State Senate District 20 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zellnor Myrie (D) | 92.6 | 73,174 |
 | Jesse Hamilton (Independence Party) | 7.3 | 5,728 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 101 | ||
| Total votes: 79,003 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 20
Zellnor Myrie defeated incumbent Jesse Hamilton in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 20 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zellnor Myrie | 54.0 | 23,784 |
| Jesse Hamilton | 46.0 | 20,266 | |
| Total votes: 44,050 | |||
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Independence Party primary election
The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jesse Hamilton advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Senate District 20.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
Zellnor Myrie did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Zellnor Myrie did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Zellnor Myrie did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 5 to June 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the 202nd New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 3 through June 20.
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See also
2025 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "New York City Mayoral Primary Election Results," June 24, 2025
- ↑ Politico, "Adams to skip New York City’s Democratic primary, run for reelection on nonpartisan line," April 3, 2025
- ↑ New York Times, "Eric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York City," September 28, 2025
- ↑ City & State NY, "Here’s who’s running for New York City mayor in 2025," accessed April 9, 2025
- ↑ The New York Times, "N.Y.C. Mayor Candidate Pitches Largest Guaranteed Income Program in U.S.," April 7, 2025
- ↑ The New York Times, "Cuomo’s First Mayoral Campaign Promise: A Plan to Tackle Affordability," March 3, 2025
- ↑ Andrew Cuomo 2025 campaign website, "On the issues," accessed March 5, 2025
- ↑ The Nation, "NYC Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Makes His Case," August 5,2024
- ↑ Brad Lander 2025 campaign website, "Unlock the Toothpaste! Combatting Retail Theft," accessed April 9, 2025
- ↑ Zohran Mamdani 2025 campaign website, "Platform," accessed February 5, 2025
- ↑ City & State NY, "Zohran Mamdani wants to make NYC buses free as mayor. How would that work?" January 22, 2025
- ↑ BKReader, "Housing Takes Center Stage as Brooklyn State Senator Joins Mayoral Race," December 3, 2024
- ↑ The New York Times, "Why an N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidate Who Sued the Police Wants More Officers," January 29, 2015
- ↑ Jessica Ramos 2025 campaign website, "Investing in Our Children’s Future," accessed February 5, 2025
- ↑ The New York Times, "Lander Vows to End Street Homelessness for Mentally Ill People as Mayor," January 13, 2025
- ↑ The New York Times, "Jessica Ramos, Former Cuomo Critic, Endorses Him for New York City Mayor," June 6, 2025
- ↑ The New York Times, "Adams Is Denied Public Matching Funds, Hampering Re-election Campaign," December 16, 2024
- ↑ Scott Stringer 2025 campaign website "Rebuilding NYC's future," accessed February 5, 2025
- ↑ The New York Times, "In N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race, Top Democrats Take On Trump and Their Own Party," June 13, 2025
- ↑ City & State NY, "Here’s who’s running for New York City mayor in 2025," June 6, 2025
- ↑ The New York Times, "Michael Bloomberg Endorses Andrew Cuomo for Mayor," June 10, 2025
- ↑ City and State NY, "How much will AOC’s endorsement help Zohran Mamdani?" June 6, 2025
- ↑ The City, "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?" March 23, 2023
- ↑ The New Republic, "Ranked-Choice Voting in NYC Faces Its Make-or-Break Moment," June 13, 2025
- ↑ The New York Times, "Mamdani and Lander Cross-Endorse Each Other in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race," June 13, 2025
- ↑ The New York Times, "Mamdani and Lander Cross-Endorse Each Other in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race," June 13, 2025
- ↑ New York Daily News, "Mamdani, Lander cross-endorse each other for NYC mayor in bid to block Cuomo," June 13, 2025
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New York State Senate District 20 2019-Present |
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