New York election results: almost no surprises

Local elections were held in New York on November 2. And now available preliminary results voting. At the same time, in some races, the gap is so large that there is no longer a chance of changing the leader and the preliminary results can be considered final.

Election of the mayor

Democrat Eric Adams bypassed Republican Curtis Sliva. After counting 78% of the ballots, he received 66,5% of the votes, and Sliva - 28,8%. The gap is too big, so no matter how the remaining votes are distributed, Sliva will not be able to get ahead of Adams. Thus, we can safely say that New York has chosen its second-ever African-American mayor.

Borough presidents

Due to the large breaks, the Borough presidential race can also be considered complete. The counting of votes continues, but he is unlikely to change the leader. So, Based on preliminary data, borough presidential posts will receive:

• Bronx - Vanessa Gibson (Democrat), 79,7% of voters counted over 72% of ballots.
• Brooklyn - Antonio Reinoso (Democrat), 72,6% of the vote, 78% of the ballots counted.
• Manhattan - Mark Levine (Democrat), 84,7% of the vote, 76% of the ballots counted.
• Queens - Donovan Richards (Democrat), 65,8% of the vote, 79% of the ballots counted.
• Staten Island - Vito Focella (Republican), 62% of the vote, 87% of the ballots counted.

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City Council

In most city council races, Democratic candidates are expected to win. There were intense cross-party campaigns in only 32 counties in Queens and 48 in Brooklyn. Republicans are winning in both districts. In the 32nd - Joanne Ariola, and in the 48th - immigrant from Ukraine Inna Vernikov.

The data on the number of votes is current as of 9:30 on November 3.

Results for all positions, districts and legislative proposals can be found at the website of the City Election Commission.