Eric Adams Wins NYC Mayoral Primary, Capping 2 Weeks of Waiting
- Ex-cop pounced on spike in crime, quality-of-life concerns
- Garcia came in second in citywide ranked-choice election
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Eric Adams won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, holding off a crowded field of challengers with a campaign focused on reducing crime and restoring the quality of life in a city that was pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Associated Press called the race on Tuesday for Adams, the Brooklyn borough president. He won 50.5% of the vote, edging out former sanitation commissioner Kathryn Garcia, who received 49.5% after eight rounds of voting. It was a difference of 8,426 votes.