RCV in NYC

[Ruth Thomas]

It looks like RCV will give Cuomo the majority vote he needs.  Under NYC rules, as I understand them, if no candidate gets a majority vote, the votes of all the lowest candidates go to the second choice candidate.  Right now the top voter getter seems stuck at 43% with 89% counted.  Interesting!

Ruth Thomas, 4

[Ruth Thomas]

I said that because Cuomo conceded, but Mamdani does not have the 50% required to win.  If every Lander voter gave their second vote to Mamdani, he would reach 50%. My hunch was that Cuomo's voters would give their second vote to Lander; Cuomo got a lot of votes.  Maybe his supporters only voted for him!  Lesson for RCV elections!  Anyway, nice to see some young blood win in politics!

Ruth Thomas, 4

On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM Sarah Higginbotham <shig...@gmail.com> wrote:

Ruth,

Did you mean to say "RCV will give Mamdani the majority vote he needs" ? Because that's certainly what it looks like. Lander's cross-endorsement will likely prove to be key in this race. I'm thrilled to see how candidates have figured out how working together in the RCV model helps to promote their common values and vision.

Sarah 

Sarah Higginbotham (she/her)

Precinct 5

On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM 'Ruth Thomas' via LexTMMA <lex...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

It looks like RCV will give Cuomo the majority vote he needs.  Under NYC rules, as I understand them, if no candidate gets a majority vote, the votes of all the lowest candidates go to the second choice candidate.  Right now the top voter getter seems stuck at 43% with 89% counted.  Interesting!

Ruth Thomas, 4

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