Confusion takes hold in NYC Democratic mayoral primary as vote count shows 'discrepancy' Dartunorro Clark A "discrepancy" in tabulation of the early results in New York City's ranked-choice Democratic mayoral primary has thrown the race into uncertainty, prompting the city's Board of Elections to remove preliminary numbers from its website hours after posting them. The initial results, released Tuesday afternoon, showed Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia in a tight race for the nomination, with Adams barely ahead. It's unclear, however, whether Adams' lead will hold. Adams, a former NYPD captain, had 51 percent of the vote to Garcia’s 49 percent after 11 rounds of ranked-choice voting, according to preliminary numbers released Tuesday and then taken down. Although Adams crossed the 50 percent threshold and edged Garcia by under 16,000 votes, which are not official or final, more than 120,000 outstanding absentee ballots are still left to be counted.