Eric Adams Holds Narrow Lead in New Primary Results

“Eric Adams had a lead of one percentage point over his nearest rival, Kathryn Garcia, in the race for the Democratic mayoral nomination in New York City, according to a new count on Tuesday that included tens of thousands of absentee ballots,” the New York Times reports.

“With most absentee votes now slated to be accounted for, Mr. Adams led Ms. Garcia by 8,426 votes in the Democratic mayoral primary, the city’s first mayoral contest to be determined by ranked-choice voting.”