Lander Holds Lead in NYC Comptroller Race After Absentee Ballots
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(Bloomberg) New York City Council member Brad Lander, who won the endorsements of progressive Democrats, maintained his lead in the primary for city comptroller after a tally of absentee ballots.
Lander, backed by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren as well as The New York Times, had 51.9% of the vote compared with 48.1% for City Council Speaker Corey Johnson.
Lander, a former urban planner and housing advocate who represents the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, has said the cityâs biggest challenge was ensuring that more than $15 billion in Covid recovery funds from the federal government is spent equitably.
Brad Lander Maintains Lead In NYC Comptroller Race
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Board Of Elections Releases Preliminary Tally Of City Council And Borough President Races
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Preliminary results in contests for all five borough presidents and nearly four-dozen New York City Council seats were finally released late Friday night following a two-day delay and counting snafuearlier this week by the New York City Board of Election.
But the latest tabulation did not incorporate absentee ballots, which may once again shift the rankings and final outcome. Most of those races, save for more than a dozen, will be decided through the city s new ranked-choice voting system. Ranked-choice voting advocates, including Councilmember Brad Lander, who is running for comptroller, have pushed the BOE to announce preliminary results to ensure the process was working, even if absentee ballots are not included.