Eric Adams will win Democratic primary for NYC mayor, CNN projects
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Source: CNN
(CNN)Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will be the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, CNN projects, following the latest ranked-choice count of primary voters, a tally that for the first time included the lion's share of nearly 126,000 absentee ballots cast.
Former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia finished a narrow second in the count released Tuesday night by the New York City Board of Elections, with Adams leading her by a single percentage point -- 50.5% to 49.5% -- in the final round. Civil rights attorney Maya Wiley made it to the penultimate round, placing third in the still-unofficial results.
CNN projects the remaining uncounted ballots won't be enough for any of the other candidates to catch Adams.
Adams has spoken confidently since Election Night, when he raced out to an early lead -- and declared victory after the new numbers were published by the BOE. If he defeats Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, a heavy underdog, in the fall, Adams would become the second Black mayor in the city's history and the first since the late David Dinkins lost reelection in 1993. A retired captain in the New York Police Department, Adams emerged from a deep field and dizzying campaign that included former 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who briefly seemed to captivate the city before the contest intensified. Yang conceded shortly after the polls closed on June 22 and is on track to finish fourth.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/06/politics/nyc-mayoral-results/index.html
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