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
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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 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 Adams Built a Diverse Coalition That Put Him Ahead in the Mayor’s Race
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2021
Eric Adams has a significant lead in the New York City mayor’s race thanks to his support from a traditional Democratic coalition of unions and Black and Latino voters. Source: New York Times
What We Learned from the NYC Mayoral Primary Election
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2021
Eric Adams paced the field, while Maya Wiley was in second and Kathryn Garcia in third. Andrew Yang fizzled and dropped out of the race. Source: New York Times
N.Y. City Council Is Set for a Complete Overhaul in Primary Election
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2021
As progressive groups hoped to push the Council to the left, early results showed two of their favored candidates had won and others appeared likely to be elected. Source: New York Times
Frenzied Battle for Votes in Final Hours of New York’s Mayoral Primary
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2021
Voters on Tuesday took part in the city’s first mayoral election using ranked-choice voting, a system that may delay the declaration of a winner until mid-July. Source: New York Times
Can I Vote in Today's N.Y.C. Primary?
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2021
If you are a United States citizen who has been a New York City resident for at least 30 days, and are not currently incarcerated for a felony, you can vote today — if you registered by the May 28…
Rancor Between Adams and Yang Marks End of Bruising Mayoral Campaign
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2021
On the eve of Tuesday’s primary, the top candidates for mayor of New York City issued their sharpest criticism of the campaign. Source: New York Times
Scenes From the Final Day of Early Voting
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2021
The candidates make their last pitches, with Andrew Yang and Kathryn Garcia appearing together and Eric Adams denouncing gun violence. Source: New York Times
Adams Clashes With Rivals on Last Weekend of Mayoral Campaign
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2021
Eric Adams and Andrew Yang tussled on questions of race in a frenetic day of campaigning, two days before the June 22 primary. Source: New York Times
Yang and Garcia Form Late Alliance in Mayor’s Race, Drawing Adams’s Ire
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Andrew Yang and Kathryn Garcia campaigned together on Saturday in a show of unity that their top rival, Eric Adams, sought to portray as racially motivated. Source: New York Times
Rising From Pandemic, New York Seeks a New Mayor to Face Looming Crises
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Eric Adams is considered the front-runner in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, but the race is fluid enough that another candidate may win. Source: New York Times