Cuomo Won’t Quit NYC Mayor’s Race Before Ballot Deadline (1)

Andrew Cuomo has no plans to drop out of the New York City mayor’s race by a Friday deadline, according to a person familiar with the matter, meaning that his name will appear on the ballot in November as an independent.

Donors and advisers have been mounting a campaign to convince Cuomo, 67, to drop out after his stunning defeat in the first round of the Democratic primary to 33-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani.

The results won’t be final until July 1 with Cuomo saying he wants to “look at all the numbers as they come in.” ...