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Karen Stachel
Karen Stachel (independent) is running for election for Mayor of New York. She declared candidacy as a write-in for the general election scheduled on November 4, 2025.[source]
Stachel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in New York, New York (2025)
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Mayor of New York
The following candidates are running in the general election for Mayor of New York on November 4, 2025.
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 | Eric Adams (Safe&Affordable / EndAntiSemitism) | |
 | Zohran Mamdani (D / Working Families Party) | |
 | Curtis Sliwa (R / Protect Animals) | |
 | Irene Estrada (Conservative Party) | |
 | Andrew Cuomo (Fight and Deliver) | |
 | James Walden (Integrity) (Unofficially withdrew)  | |
| Joseph Hernandez (Quality of Life) | ||
 | Montell Moseley (Independent) (Write-in) | |
 | Karen Stachel (Independent) (Write-in) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kyle Gutierrez (Independent)
- Abbey Laurel-Smith (Independent)
- Gowri Krishna (Working Families Party)
- Jean Anglade (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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kris Lord (R)
- Joe Alny (R)
- James Manning (R)
- Gonzalo Duran (R)
- Naomi Coley (R)
- Fátimazöhra Nouinou (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
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Karen Stachel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stachel's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As a new yorker, I see how the city works and how it doesn't work. Instead of just expressing my ideas to family and friends, I want to make real changes.
I am a christian woman married to a jewish man. I am also a musician. Being a musician is my first calling. Being Mayor of New York City is my second calling. I bring joy, empathy, hope and prayer to the table. Politics have gotten turned upside down.
Let's fix this! Let us enjoy a kinder, gentler city. Together we can make it happen!- I am a Mayor with a beautiful vision
I will make sure there are trees on every block.
I will create a committee for home gardening. I will have contests for the most beautiful front and backyard gardens. Each borough will have winners with the finalist receiving the grand prize which will be a gift card to a garden center. Native plants and vegetables will be required along with non-chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
I will ensure Local Law 97 is followed which requires buildings 25,000 sq ft or larger to have solar panels and green roofs.
I will make NYC beautiful from the wealthy neighborhoods to the housing projects.
I believe beauty heals and inspires.
I envision NYC to be the greenest city in the world. - Housing Fast-track approvals and permitting for projects that include loose-use spaces, saving developers time and money. Loose-use space: Fitness circuits, public spaces with fitness circuit stations where you can do an exercise, and then move along to the next one. Flex rooms, More apartment buildings and developments need simple co-working spaces where residents can plug in and have coffee with their neighbors. Communal cookout areas, Every new apartment building should have a little space with a simple-but-ample, fire-safe charcoal grill and a table set. I will require all housing to have energy efficient air conditioning. I will create a subsidy for window cleaning! seat. Nobody wants to look at dirty windows.
- Animal Rights On my first day in office, I will close all live animal markets humanely. You can count on that! I am an animal activist and I will make sure all animals that live in New York City are well cared for and healthy.
I plan to pinpoint crime and laser focus police to stop crime and repair the issues that allow crime to exist. Hit and runs will be dealt with by installing speed bumps where these crimes happen.
Homelessness
Homeless people are living in crisis. This is my number one issue to fix once and for all. Finding homes for the homeless will be something I plan to attack. I will analyze the situation, find unchecked resources. A humane touch is what it takes to fix homelessness.
Anti Semitism
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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