Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has a clear lead in the Democratic primary for the New York City mayoral race this year before he’s entered the contest, according to a new poll.

Cuomo, who has not confirmed that he is running but appears likely to join the race as soon as this month, is in front of the Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill poll with 33 percent of the vote. Embattled incumbent Mayor Eric Adams is in second with 10 percent, followed by former City Comptroller Scott Stringer with 8 percent and a three-way tie among state Sen. Jessica Ramos, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie and City Comptroller Brad Lander with 6 percent.

The results are in line with a few other polls that have shown Cuomo likely to be an early frontrunner in the race as Adams........

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