deBlasio first in mayoral primary; unclear if he avoids a runoff

[LiberalElite]

Source: NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/nyregion/results-of-new-york-citys-mayoral-primaries.html?pagewanted=all

Bill deBlasio whose campaign for mayor of New York tapped into a city’s deepening unease with income inequality and aggressive police practices, captured far more votes than any of his rivals in the Democratic primary on Tuesday.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/nyregion/results-of-new-york-citys-mayoral-primaries.html?pagewanted=all

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This includes a neat interactive map of how precincts voted.

[Iliyah]

1. looks like no run off

[Tx4obama]

2. Absentee ballots will not be counted for two weeks

IF deBlasio ends up with a total of under 40% after the absentee ballot count in two weeks then a week after that would be the run-off.

[hrmjustin]

5. Just found out they open the ballots on monday and they will so a recount of all the votes.

[Tx4obama]

3. The link up on the OP took me to a strange formatted page...

This link (without the question mark and stuff after it in the URL) seems to work better: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/nyregion/results-of-new-york-citys-mayoral-primaries.html

[Iliyah]

4. Darn

[delrem]

6. good!

[oberliner]

8. Where are you from?

Just curious.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

7. Is the GOP nominee considered competitive?

or is he a nonentity?

[oberliner]

9. Nonentity

Although, that's what people said about DeBlasio a few months ago.

[TomClash]

10. It will be competitive

As head of the MTA, Lhota won kudos for getting the trains running after Sandy. Bill should win, but it will be a race.