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Mamdani-backed insurgent, DSA newcomer massively underperforms in NYC council race

New York Post·Hannah Fierick, Craig McCarthy·about 1 month ago
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A City Council candidate handpicked by Mayor Zohran Mamdani massively underperformed in an attempt to nab a seat repping Manhattan’s Greenwich Village Tuesday — delivering a major blow to the fledgling mayor early in his term. While the race has not yet been called, frontrunner Carl Wilson nabbed just over 43% of the vote as of Tuesday night. Because none of the candidates got over half the vote in the special election for the District 3 council seat, election officials will go through the ranked-choice process to determine the winner. Mamdani-backed Lindsey Boylan walked away with just over 25% while Layla Law-Gisiko had around 20% with nearly all scanners reporting Tuesday night. Wilson was backed by Speaker Julie Menin. Facebook / Carl Michael Wilson The seat was up for grabs after being vacated by Erik Bottcher, who was elected as a state senator for the borough’s 47th District.…

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