Republicans have seized on the botched release of results from the mayor’s race — but the overall effect on public trust goes deeper. Source: New York Times
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Democratic Turnout in N.Y.C.'s Feisty Mayoral Primary? 26%
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2021
A number of bitterly fought races in the 1970s and 1980s saw greater turnout. Source: New York Times
What to Expect From Tuesday’s Vote Tally in the N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2021
The new results should include most of the roughly 125,000 Democratic absentee ballots that were not included in last week’s count. Source: New York Times
More Results Expected in the Mayor’s Race
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2021
Two weeks after New York City residents cast ballots, elections officials are edging closer to a complete count. Source: New York Times
Absentee Ballots May Determine if Eric Adams Wins Mayor's Race
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2021
The tallying of more than 125,000 absentee ballots will determine whether Eric Adams retains his lead in the Democratic primary. Source: New York Times
In Chaotic Mayor’s Race, It’s All Down to the Absentee Ballots
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2021
The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, now a tight race among Eric Adams, Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley, will be decided by absentee ballots. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Remains Tight With Adams Leading in Revised Tally
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2021
Eric Adams kept his lead in a new tally of ranked-choice preferences, after the Board of Elections scrapped the results of an earlier count. Source: New York Times
Inside the Turmoil at the Agency That Is Running Ranked-Choice Voting
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2021
The Board of Elections, which has a history of mishaps, is now under intense fire for its error in releasing mayoral primary results. Source: New York Times
Adams Still Leads Mayor’s Race but ‘Discrepancy’ Puts Vote in Disarray
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2021
After voters’ ranked choices were tabulated, Eric Adams led Kathryn Garcia by two percentage points in preliminary results, with nearly 125,000 absentee ballots still to be counted. Maya Wiley was in third. Source: New York Times
Dry Run for Ranked-Choice Count May Hint at How N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Ends
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2021
Absentee ballots won’t be included, but data to be released Tuesday could signal the way vote totals shift as the field is officially winnowed. Source: New York Times
What Does Eric Adams, Working-Class Champion, Mean for the Democrats?
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2021
Mr. Adams, who ran a campaign focused on appealing to blue-collar Black and Latino voters, said America does not want “fancy candidates.” Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Hasn’t Won Yet, but He’s Already Planning an Early Transition
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2021
Mr. Adams, who leads the Democratic mayoral primary, said a rise in gun violence and the ongoing pandemic should speed up the transition to before the November general election. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Promises to ‘Show America How to Run a City’
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2021
Mr. Adams, who is leading in the mayoral primary, laid out a middle road between progressive and conservative approaches to policing. Source: New York Times
How India Walton Pulled It Off in the Buffalo Mayoral Primary
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2021
Ms. Walton, 38, a democratic socialist who has never held political office, defeated Byron Brown, a four-term incumbent. Source: New York Times
How Maya Wiley or Kathryn Garcia Could Beat Eric Adams
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2021
Under ranked-choice voting, it is mathematically possible for the second- and third-place finishers in Tuesday’s Democratic primary to overtake the front-runner — but it will be tough. Source: New York Times