De Blasio Is First Democrat Elected New York Mayor in 20 Years
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Bill de Blasio, who built his underdog campaign for New York mayor on promises to restrain police stop-and-frisk tactics and reduce income inequality, won election by a wide margin, putting a Democrat in City Hall for the first time in 20 years.
De Blasio, 52, New York’s elected public advocate, beat Republican Joseph Lhota, a deputy to former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who conceded in a televised address. The Associated Press also called the race, based on preliminary results.