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JI7

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28. How do they decide the winner in November ?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jun 28, 2025, 11:14 AM

Jun 28

Is just having more votes than any other candidate enough to win even if it's less than 50 percent ?

Or do they do something like top 2 have another election if everyone is under 50 percent ?

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Cuomo to stay on New York City mayoral ballot in November on independent line: Source [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 27 OP

he must be pow-wowing with the owners of the NY Times wolfie001 Jun 27 #1

In the primary... PJMcK Jun 27 #10

What they paper prints doesn't match up with the owners' wants all of the time wolfie001 Jun 27 #27

New York likes to elect celebrities ... FakeNoose Jun 27 #2

No no he doesn't. You haven't been paying attention NoRethugFriends Jun 27 #6

I wonder if Adams does though Polybius Jun 27 #19

All of them have constituencies of supporters BumRushDaShow Jun 27 #8

Huh? PJMcK Jun 27 #11

You beat me to the response! bronxiteforever Jun 27 #14

"Third time wasn't the charm." BumRushDaShow Jun 27 #15

Bloomberg wasn't a good mayor IbogaProject Jun 27 #20

TY. I agree (NYC'r) electric_blue68 Jun 27 #24

NY likes to elect celebrities? First I heard of that. bronxiteforever Jun 27 #13

John V Lindsay and Charles Goodell were the electric_blue68 Jun 27 #25

Well, he DOES have all that money he's raised, so he'll spend it. no_hypocrisy Jun 27 #3

So much arrogance Fullduplexxx Jun 27 #4

Whip that dead horse! Marthe48 Jun 27 #5

That's basically game over for Adams BeyondGeography Jun 27 #7

Apparently it is just too hard to do the decent thing SorellaLaBefana Jun 27 #9

Systems resist change Fiendish Thingy Jun 27 #12

I hope some will show as much anger for biocube Jun 27 #16

As a very much outsiders looking in Hornedfrog2000 Jun 27 #17

Mamdani, kick his ass again. republianmushroom Jun 27 #18

Sore loser nt berniesandersmittens Jun 27 #21

Not a democrat, then. mainer Jun 27 #22

Vote blue no matter who! LostOne4Ever Jun 27 #23

It is a good distraction for me AZProgressive Jun 27 #26

How do they decide the winner in November ? JI7 Jun 28 #28

I don't think they have run-offs in the general election there BumRushDaShow Jun 28 #29