Eric Adams, the pro-police candidate who rose to the lead of polls in recent weeks, led the New York City mayoral primary results on Tuesday in early returns for a race that centered on public safety.

Adams led with roughly 30% of early returns late Tuesday evening, although the results were inconclusive due to the city’s implementation of ranked-choice voting.

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