What the Eric Adams Party Switch-Up Means for the Mayor's Race

In case you hadn’t heard: Mayor Eric Adams will not run as a Democrat this year, opting to skip the June primary altogether and run as an independent candidate in November. He dropped that news this morning — less than 24 hours after his federal corruption charges dropped.

It’s big news in the local political world. Here’s your cheat sheet on the shakeup:

Adams being an independent means he won’t be on the Democratic ballot for the June 24 primary. Instead, he will petition — i.e. gather signatures from voters — to get a place as an independent on the November ballot.

Keep in mind: he is seeking to be a small i independent, as opposed to candidates — like former Mayor Michael Bloomberg — who in the past have run on the line of the now-defunct Independence Party.


https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/03/eric-adams-mayoral-race-working-families-party-general-election/