Eric Adams Storms to Early Lead in NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary

Brooklyn Borough President and former police captain Eric Adams holds a comfortable lead after the first round of counting in the New York Democratic mayoral primary, buoyed by a focus on law enforcement in a crime- and pandemic-battered city. Yet voters face a long wait to learn who will be their next mayor.

With nearly all the precincts reporting early Wednesday, Adams had about 31% of the vote, followed by civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley with 22% and former city Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia with about 20%. Due to ranked-choice voting and a large number of absentee ballots, it may be weeks before a final result is announced.

At a time when the issue of police brutality is driving much of the nation’s policy agenda, Adams managed to balance his former career as a cop with his record of pushing for NYPD reform after being assaulted by an officer as a teen.

“My journey began on the floor of the 103rd Precinct when I was beaten,” Adams said. “Now I’m going to be the mayor of this city.”

“This coalition that we built, Black, White, Brown, Asian, Muslims, Jews, Christians -- this amazing coalition -- Italians, Russian-speaking, Irish, they called me the United Nations candidate,” he said. “All these different groups bringing this city together, we don’t need a divider, we need a unifier.”

Adams, 60, isn’t the Democratic nominee yet. Despite a 9-point advantage over second-place Wiley, Adams must survive 12 rounds of subsequent vote counts to win the primary in the ranked-choice voting system being used for the first time in the city’s mayoral contest.

As expected, turnout was slightly higher than in the 2013 primary, but a change in the election calendar, plus a stormy Election Day, may have depressed voter enthusiasm somewhat.

At 7 a.m., with 96.62% of scanners reported, the New York City Board of Elections had tallied 799,827 votes in the Democratic primary, according to unofficial Election Night results. Adams won 253,234 first-choice votes, which included ballots cast early and on primary election day but not absentee ballots. The board said it had distributed 221,008 absentee ballots, 90,763 of which had been returned. Still, other absentee ballots postmarked by Tuesday will be counted by the elections board if they are received by June 29.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who was fourth in a pack of 13 candidates in the first round, conceded defeat late Tuesday and dropped out. The retreat capped a remarkable tumble from front-runner in the early polls to also ran.

“I’m a numbers guy, I’m someone who traffics in what happens in the numbers, and I am not going to be New York City mayor,” said Yang, in a somber speech to supporters on Tuesday night.

Republicans nominated Curtis Sliwa, founder of the red beret-wearing Guardian Angels, a crime prevention group, over restaurateur Fernando Mateo. But Sliwa faces long odds to win November’s general election in the overwhelmingly Democratic city.

If Adams prevails in the general election, he would be the second Black man to hold the mayor’s office in the city’s history since David Dinkins in the early 1990s. If Wiley, 57, or Garcia, 51, overtake Adams, they would be the city’s first female mayor.

“Women came out because you know what? It is time for women to lead this city,” Garcia told supporters on Tuesday night. “I know how to make us safe, I know how to rebuild this economy, and I know how to do it as a New York with hustle, with sheer hard work, because that’s what got me here.”

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[showandgo]

LOL!  Sure he does!  Elections are legit, right?

[mitchgarbeno]

When MSM takes interest there is nothing good to come from it…even if this guys seems good, MSM just ruined it.

[GinodiFonzo]

Storms! Like a storm trooper! Storming! Melodrama is appropriate in a news report!

[benjaminahisrael]

I like him but what did he do for Brooklyn as borough president? Brooklyn has been getting more violent since they let in all these outsiders looking for nyc social service program come in. Slumlords in BK has been getting away with murder with no heat or hot water violations up. Violence and drug use up. Mta has been unsafe since 2016.
All started going down hill b4 covid
Marty markowitz was the best
We either need guliani back or judge judy for mayor

[harry]

The media literally gave him a free pass on every issue controversy ...while another candidate said was basically lynched by the media for saying anything. #disgrace

[faroldpercival]

Why would anyone vote in another Dem mayor?

[timmy]

Save NYC Don't vote for Eric Adams Vote for Curtis Sliwa

[JesusSavesFromSin]

Jesus Christ saves from sin.
Romans 3: 23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Hebrews 9: 27
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Isaiah 64: 6
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Revelation 21: 8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Romans 5: 8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
John 3: 16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 14: 6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Romans 10: 9-10.
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Jesus said John 5: 24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
1John 5: 10-13
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Ephesians 2: 8-9
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Romans 8: 1
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 15: 3-4
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
2 Corinthians 5: 21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

[cloudydays]

Soon USA to be United State of Africa.

[ronalddibbern]

Another democratic candidate, I guess ny just has not yet had enough.

[MNDrummer]

A city goes from a large and relatively safe city to a very dangerous city due to bad leadership and bad public policy. Hopefully New York can get this turned it all starts with competent leadership and people who care about the people they govern, care about the communities they serve, and keep in mind that government has a limited role in our nation and that it should primarily keep us safe and keep us free (protect our individual liberty).

[somethingsomethang]

New York is going the hunger games route lol. Everyone is a victim lol

[PRBBEUSMC]

Unfortunately Curtis sliwa is the only choice to restore safety back to NYC

[punnymoney]

Democrats are not going to like this guy!!! He is seriously PRO- POLICE!!

[hamdiben]

Yep, let's go Adams, please freeze rents ✌👍