No Democratic Runoff in the Mayoral Primary
The second-place finisher conceded the Democratic mayoral primary to Fernando Ferrer, sparing the party the threat of a divisive runoff battle in its uphill quest to unseat New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
With absentee ballots still outstanding after Tuesday’s primary, Ferrer was just fractions of a percentage point shy of the 40% he needed to avoid a runoff with Rep. Anthony Weiner, who had 29%.
At a news conference outside his childhood home in Brooklyn, Weiner said he would bow out now and present a unified Democratic battle to unseat Bloomberg.
The Republican, a self-made billionaire, has robust approval ratings and abundant campaign cash to spend on securing a second term.
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