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135,000 'test' ballots mistakenly added: How NYC's election board got the results so wrong Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY New Yorkers cast ballots for next mayor but it could be weeks before winner is announced Replay Video NEW YORK — "Foolishness." "Unfortunate." "Generations of failures." New York City's Board of Election is facing widespread criticism after it mistakenly included some 135,000 "test" ballots in partial results released Tuesday in its tightly-contested mayoral election. The three-way contest — between Brooklyn borough President Eric Adams; Maya Wiley, f...

Eric Adams’ lead shrinks in NYC mayoral primary, with Kathryn Garcia close behind after ranked-choice count © Barry Williams/TNS New York City mayoral candidate Eric Adams. NEW YORK — It’s all about the absentees. Eric Adams’ lead in the city’s Democratic mayoral race shrunk drastically after ranked-choice tabulations were released Tuesday — with Kathryn Garcia trailing him by less than 16,000 votes, meaning the winner will be determined by scores of yet-to-be-counted absentee ballots. After 11 rounds of ranked-choice counting, Adams, Brooklyn’s borough president, held the le...

NYC mayoral race in disarray after Board of Elections withdraws results due to ballot screwup Tim Balk, Chris Sommerfeldt © Provided by New York Daily News Democratic New York City mayoral candidates Eric Adams (left) and Kathryn Garcia (right) What an absolute mess. The Board of Elections hurled the city’s first-ever ranked-choice mayoral race into disarray Tuesday by releasing updated results showing Eric Adams’ lead in the contest shrinking drastically — only to withdraw those tabulations hours later due to an embarrassing counting error. The BOE first dropped a ta...

NYC mayoral race in disarray after Board of Elections withdraws results due to ballot screwup Tim Balk, Chris Sommerfeldt © Provided by New York Daily News Democratic New York City mayoral candidates Eric Adams (left) and Kathryn Garcia (right) What an absolute mess. The Board of Elections hurled the city’s first-ever ranked-choice mayoral race into disarray Tuesday by releasing updated results showing Eric Adams’ lead in the contest shrinking drastically — only to withdraw those tabulations hours later due to an embarrassing counting error. The BOE first dropped a ta...

NYC mayoral race in disarray after Board of Elections withdraws results due to ‘test’ ballot screwup Tim Balk, Chris Sommerfeldt © Provided by New York Daily News Democratic New York City mayoral candidates Eric Adams (left) and Kathryn Garcia (right) What an absolute mess. The Board of Elections hurled the city’s first-ever ranked-choice mayoral race into disarray Tuesday by releasing updated results showing Eric Adams’ lead in the contest shrinking drastically — only to withdraw those tabulations hours later due to an embarrassing counting error. The BOE first d...