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Updated vote tallies posted online on Tuesday evening based on the city’s new ranked-choice voting system showed Adams with what appeared to be an insurmountable lead over his nearest rivals, two weeks after Election Day.
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With fewer than 8,000 absentee ballots left to count, Adams was ahead of the city’s former sanitation chief, Kathryn Garcia, by one percentage point, or 8,426 votes. The Associated Press called the race for Adams soon after the results were released.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams appears to have held on to his tight lead in the latest count of ranked-choice voting and is projected to win the Democratic nomination for NYC mayor, according to the Associated Press. The numbers released by the New York City Board of Elections Tuesday showed Adams with a lead of just 8,426 over the second-place…
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Eric Adams poised to win New York Democratic mayoral primary
Mr Eric Adams led Ms Kathryn Garcia 50.5 per cent to 49.5 per cent in head-to-head competition after the rest of the field was eliminated.PHOTO: REUTERS
PublishedJul 7, 2021, 8:37 am SGT
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Eric Adams Projected to Win Democratic Nomination for NYC Mayor: AP With more than 100,000 absentee ballots now added to the previous count, Adams declared victory after Tuesday s numbers showed him with a lead of just over 8,000 over Kathryn Garcia.
Published July 6, 2021 •
Updated 4 hours ago
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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams proclaimed victory in the race for the Democratic nomination for NYC mayor, with the Associated Press projecting him the winner
More than 100,000 absentee ballots were included in Tuesday s primary results update from the NYC Board of Elections, and the latest results showed Adams with a lead of about 8,400 over Kathryn Garcia