Election officials had counted by Monday evening a total of 54,434 ballots a majority of the ballots cast in the city election. At least 11,500 have not yet been counted.
The returns leave the city’s overriding political dynamic where it was before the election, with a left-of-center majority on the Assembly big enough to handily pass legislation and keep a check on a conservative mayor.
There are still many more ballots left to count, as a swell of last-minute voting meant well over 30,000 arrived at the election center on Monday and Tuesday.