New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary race is far from over. The city is taking a long time to figure out who has won under the new ranked choice voting system. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams had about a 10-point lead over civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley and former sanitation commissioner Kathryn Garcia when initial first choice preferences were announced on June 23.
But when the initial ranked choice preferences were revealed on Wednesday, Adams led Garcia by just 2 points in the final round.
Here’s the key thing: Garcia has a realistic chance of overtaking Adams once absentee ballots are counted. CONTINUED
Harry Enten, CNN