Elon Musk, Polymarket - 92% Chance Mamdani Wins Mayoral Race in NYC 2025

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor in today's (November 4, 2025) general election, does appear twice on the official ballot. His name is listed under:

• Row A: Democratic Party

• Row B: Working Families Party (WFP)

This is not a printing error, duplication, or fraud—it's a deliberate and longstanding feature of New York's fusion voting system.Why Fusion Voting Allows This

• New York is one of only a handful of states that permits fusion voting, where a candidate can be cross-endorsed by multiple parties and appear on each party's ballot line.

  
  

• Mamdani won the June 2025 Democratic primary and also secured the WFP nomination (a progressive third party that frequently cross-endorses Democrats).

• Voters can mark either line, but not both. All votes for Mamdani—regardless of the row—are added together into one total.

  
  

• This is explicitly legal under New York Election Law § 6-104 and has been standard for over 100 years.

  
  

It’s Not Just Mamdani - Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa also appears twice:

• Republican Party

• “Protect Animals” (his own animal-rights ballot line)

Former Mayor Eric Adams, who dropped out in September, still appears once on the “Safe & Affordable” line he created.

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Where the “Scam” Claims Came From

• Elon Musk posted a photo of the ballot this morning, calling it a “scam” because “other mayoral candidates appear twice” and Cuomo’s name is in the bottom-right corner.

  
  

• Prediction-market site Polymarket amplified the image with the caption “Zohran Mamdani listed twice…92% chance he wins,” which went viral.

  
  

• Conservative accounts and some Jewish-advocacy pages framed the double listing as “election interference” or “rigging.”

The Facts That Debunk the Claims

• Same system, same rules as 2021 (Eric Adams appeared on two lines) and 2024 (Kamala Harris on Democratic + WFP).

  
  

• NYC Board of Elections confirmed the ballot is correct; no lawsuits or challenges have been filed.

• Cuomo’s placement follows standard lottery rules for independent lines—he drew the last slot.

  
  

Bottom Line

Mamdani isn’t “on the ballot twice” to steal votes—he’s cross-endorsed, exactly like dozens of New York candidates before him. The viral outrage is a misunderstanding (or deliberate spin) of a 150-year-old New York election rule. Polls close at 9 p.m.; results will combine both of Mamdani’s lines into one total. 17GEN4.com