These New York Superstars Received 2025 Mayoral Votes

The political climate has been a sensitive topic to discuss this year, and the 2025 New York City mayoral race was no exception. While just last month Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani emerged victorious in the New York City mayoral election, some of the write in candidates that made it to ballots may (or may not) surprise you.

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New York Athletes Past and Present Receive Mayoral Write In Votes

It's pretty standard to hear about some unique write-in votes following an election, but the list that falls under this particular category from the New York City mayor race was expansive. Athletes from across three different sports, current and former players, living and dead, popped up as NYC mayoral candidates this year, let's break it down.

Major League Baseball:

• Current New York Mets 1st baseman/free agent Pete Alonso
• Former New York Yankees 1st baseman Lou Gehrig
• Former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter
• Current New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge
• Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfredi
• Current New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler
• Former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax

Bleacher Report indicated that Aaron Judge received a total of 11 write-in votes, while the Mets Pete Alonso received three.

National Basketball Association:

• Former New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony
• Current New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson
• Former New York Knicks guard Walt Frazier
• Current New York Knicks shooting guard Josh Hart
• Former New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau

REMEMBER WHEN: Walt Frazier Hung Out at Newburgh Brewing Company

National Football League

• Current New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo
• Current New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn
• Current New York Giants quarterback Jaxon Dart
• Former New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley

The actual results from the NYC mayoral race showed Zohran Mamdani with 50.4% of the total votes, beating out Andrew Cuomo's 41.6% and Curtis Sliwa's 7.1%. Additional details about the race can be found here.