(CNN) Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will be the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, CNN projects, following the latest ranked-choice count of primary voters, a tally that for the first time included the lion's share of nearly 126,000 absentee ballots cast. Civil rights attorney Maya Wiley made it to the penultimate round, placing third in the still-unofficial results. CNN projects the remaining uncounted ballots won't be enough for any of the other candidates to catch Adams. Adams has spoken confidently since Election Night, when he raced out to an early lead -- and declared victory after the new numbers were published by the BOE. Yang conceded shortly after the polls closed on June 22 and is on track to finish fourth.

Source: CNN July 06, 2021 23:15 UTC