Adrienne Adams (Democratic Party) is a member of theNew York City Council, representingDistrict 28. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 1, 2026.

Adams (Democratic Party) ran for election forMayor of New York. She lost in the Democratic primary onJune 24, 2025.

Biography

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Adams earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Spelman College.^[1]

At the time of her 2017 run for city council, Adams was a child development associate instructor and corporate trainer.^[1] Her experience also includes service as the chair of Community Board 12, the executive secretary for the board of directors of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's IVYAKAdemy Day Care Center, and a member of the Queens Borough Public Library Board of Trustees, the Governor's Local Planning Committee for the Jamaica Downtown Revitalization Initiative, and the Jamaica NOW Leadership Council.^[2]

Elections

2025

General election

General election for Mayor of New York

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of New York on November 4, 2025.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Zohran Mamdani (D / Working Families Party)	50.5	1,036,051
	Andrew Cuomo (Fight and Deliver Party)	41.7	854,995
	Curtis Sliwa (R / Protect Animals Party)	7.1	146,137
	Eric Adams (Safe&Affordable Party / EndAntiSemitism Party) (Unofficially withdrew)	0.3	6,382
	Irene Estrada (Conservative Party)	0.1	2,643
	James Walden (Integrity Party) (Unofficially withdrew)	0.1	2,170
	Joseph Hernandez (Quality of Life Party)	0.1	1,253
	Montell Moseley (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Karen Stachel (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Dana York (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Fátimazöhra Nouinou (R) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Jean Anglade (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0

	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 2,049,631
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Gowri Krishna (Working Families Party)
Abbey Laurel-Smith (Independent)
Kyle Gutierrez (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Mayor of New York

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The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Zohran Mamdani in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Zohran Mamdani	56.4	573,169	103,414	Advanced (3)
Andrew Cuomo	43.6	443,229	55,852	3
Brad Lander	0.0	0	-120,707	2
Adrienne Adams	0.0	0	-44,359	2
Scott Stringer	0.0	0	-17,894	2
Zellnor Myrie	0.0	0	-10,648	2
Whitney Tilson	0.0	0	-8,525	2
Michael Blake	0.0	0	-4,389	2
Jessica Ramos	0.0	0	-4,294	2
Paperboy Prince	0.0	0	-1,628	2
Selma Bartholomew	0.0	0	-1,505	2

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Zohran Mamdani	43.9	469,755	113	Advanced (3)
Andrew Cuomo	36.2	387,377	240	3
Brad Lander	11.3	120,707	73	2
Adrienne Adams	4.1	44,359	167	2
Scott Stringer	1.7	17,894	74	2
Zellnor Myrie	1.0	10,648	55	2
Whitney Tilson	0.8	8,525	82	2
Michael Blake	0.4	4,389	23	2
Jessica Ramos	0.4	4,294	21	2
Paperboy Prince	0.2	1,628	68	2
Selma Bartholomew	0.1	1,505	16	2

Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
Zohran Mamdani	43.8	469,642	0	Advanced (3)
Andrew Cuomo	36.1	387,137	0	3
Brad Lander	11.3	120,634	0	2
Adrienne Adams	4.1	44,192	0	2
Scott Stringer	1.7	17,820	0	2
Zellnor Myrie	1.0	10,593	0	2
Whitney Tilson	0.8	8,443	0	2
Michael Blake	0.4	4,366	0	2
Jessica Ramos	0.4	4,273	0	2
Paperboy Prince	0.1	1,560	0	2
Selma Bartholomew	0.1	1,489	0	2
Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.1	1,581	0

	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,071,730
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Mayor of New York

The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Curtis Sliwa in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Curtis Sliwa

	There are noincumbents in this race.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for Mayor of New York

The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Irene Estrada in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Irene Estrada

	There are noincumbents in this race.
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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for Mayor of New York

The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Gowri Krishna in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Gowri Krishna

	There are noincumbents in this race.
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Endorsements

Adams received the following endorsements.

New York Attorney GeneralLetitia James (D)
Working Families Party of New York