Voting Ends, Wait for Results Begins in NYC Mayoral Primary

Voting Ends, Wait for Results Begins in NYC Mayoral Primary
Voters mark their ballots at Frank McCourt High School, in New York city on June 22, 2021. Richard Drew/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—The votes are in. The polls are closed. But the top contenders may have a long, anxious wait ahead of them for results in New York City’s mayoral primary, the first citywide election to use ranked choice voting.

With the debut of the ranked voting system and a mountain of absentee ballots still at least a week away from being counted, it could be July before a winner emerges in the Democratic contest.