Cuomo Praises Adams in NYC Mayor Race and Dismisses Rivals

Fate of Garcia, Wiley rests on tally of ranked-choice ballots
Adams holds commanding lead in first count of mayoral tally

WATCH: Eric Adams storms to an early lead in the NYC Democratic mayoral primary.Source: Bloomberg

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By Fola Akinnibi and Emma Kinery

June 22, 2021 at 10:40 PM UTC

Updated on

June 23, 2021 at 8:04 PM UTC

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Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday gave front-runner Eric Adams a vote of confidence in the ongoing Democratic primary for New York City mayor. The second- and third-place candidates, meanwhile, cautioned patience while the ranked-choice voting played out.

With nearly all precincts reporting Wednesday, Adams, who is the Brooklyn borough president, had almost 32% of the vote, followed by civil-rights lawyer Maya Wiley with 22% and former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia with about 20%.