The 2025 NYC mayor’s race has drawn a packed field vying to replace the incumbent, Eric Adams, and will be the marquee contest topping voters’ ballots in the June 24 Democratic primary.
Adams, who is still a Democrat, is not participating in the primary after opting to run as an independent in the general election instead. His decision came after a federal judge granted the Trump Justice Department’s request to drop his federal corruption case in early April—one of many scandals that have seriously damaged his chances of being reelected.
