| The results coming in from New York City have given us a number of results to talk about. There were many key races down in the city tonight, so there is plenty to talk about.
In the Democratic primary for Mayor, Bill Thompson defeated Tony Avella in overwhelming fashion. Thompson, who was never threatened by Avella in the primary, won by nearly 150,000 votes. He earned 70 percent of the vote, which means he will be the Democratic nominee going into November's showdown with Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The race to replace Thompson as Comptroller was hotly contested, but John Liu leads the primary, but looks to be short of the 40 percent needed to avoid a runoff. Liu beat out David Yassky, Melinda Katz and David Weprin for the nod. A runoff will be held in two weeks with Liu facing off against Yassky.
The Public Advocate's race was an interesting one on the Democratic side. In another tight race, Bill de Blasio has a slim lead over former Public Advocate Mark Green. A runoff will take place in this race as well.
There was a special election to fill the 38th Assembly District seat that was vacated by Anthony Seminerio, who resigned from the seat. Michael Miller, a Democrat, won tonight and will be the newest member of the New York State Assembly.
In another notable race, Cy Vance won the Manhattan District Attorney primary. |
