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Eric Adams declared winner of problem-plagued Democratic primary in NYC mayoral race

By Jeremy Beaman, Daniel Chaitin
Published July 7, 2021 12:02am ET
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Eric Adams declared winner of problem-plagued Democratic primary in NYC mayoral race
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams speaks during a public remembrance to honor the life and legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice and former Brooklynite Ruth Bader Ginsburg, outside Brooklyn's, Municipal Building, Sunday Sept. 20, 2020, in New York. | (Bebeto Matthews/AP)

Eric Adams was declared the winner of the chaotic Democratic primary in the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday.

The final round of results for the June 22 contest, which counted absentee ballots, showed Adams with 50.5% support and his next-closed rival in the ranked-choice election, Kathryn Garcia, with 49.5% support.

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