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Yusuf Salaam, a member of the Exonerated Five, is on the verge of winning the Democratic nomination for the 9th Council District seat covering Harlem. He
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Meanwhile, first-time candidate Chris Banks is ahead of City Council Member Charles Barron in the Democratic primary for Brooklyn’s 42nd Council District.
East New York Councilmember Charles Barron, whose district has been held by him or his wife for the last two decades, looked likely to lose District 42, while first-time candidate Susan Zhuang was the winner in Brooklyn's new 43rd District.
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