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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBill Deblasio is JUST at 40% with 95% counted...
...subject to adding military, provisional and emergency ballots.
A recount of the machines will occur in 10 days if Thompson (26%) doesn't concede.
nb - for Thompson to win in a runoff, he'd need to double his current vote. Deblasio got more black votes than Thompson and more female votes than Quinn.
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Bill Deblasio is JUST at 40% with 95% counted... (Original Post)
brooklynite
Sep 2013
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hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)1. Thompson might drop out. He should let de Blasio fight the fight.
AndreaCG
(2,331 posts)2. Thompson is speaking
He shows no sign of dropping out.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)4. This happened 8 years ago when Ferrar got just under 40% and Weiner who came in second said he would
not push a runoff.
Pab Sungenis
(9,612 posts)3. The districts still out look like Thompson territory.
deBlasio will probably end up with 39.8%.
brooklynite
(94,792 posts)5. 97% in: De Blasio's lead is holding