Kathryn Garcia jumped for second place as the NYC mayoral race intensified

Kathryn Garcia has moved farther away from Eric Adams in the New York City mayor’s nail-biting contest after new election figures erased what looked like order lead to a retired police officer and Brooklyn president.

Adams led a Democratic-nominated candidate in place of Garcia, the former head of the sanitation department, 51.1% to 48.9%, a margin of 15,908 votes, according to figures released by the election board. It still has more than 124,000 unanswered votes, which will not be completed by mid-July.

Maya Wiley, the runner-up, who was second after the first vote, fell third.

“Even though we have an elected report today we are still waiting for more than 120,000 votes that were not received and we are confident of a successful outcome,” Garcia said.

Democratic Republican candidate has voted to win the November election in a city where Democrat voters outnumber Republican voters.

The race is being monitored not only to see who would try to lead the country’s largest city in recovering from the deadly epidemic but also as a major battle between the Democratic Republic and the progressive party.

This year’s contest is the first time for the city to use a special vote, with voters having the opportunity to vote for five people, depending on their preferences, in their election. Elected candidates are removed from office in a row and their votes are redistributed until only two are left.

After the first counting on election night, last Tuesday, Adams had 28.8% of the first vote, with Wiley, the former mayor’s lawyer. Bill de Blasio, at 19.9% ​​and Garcia at 17.8%.

Garcia, who may be the city’s first women’s mayor, proved to be a pragmatist and a good manager, able to run the city. She was happy and helped out late.

Both Garcia and Adams, who could be New York CityThe second black mayor, comes from the party’s running wing. On the important issue of public safety, they both protested against reimbursement to the police, promising to rehabilitate the department by resorting to violent acts.