New York City mayoral race: Eric Adams wins Democratic primary – as it happened

• Former police captain leads by nearly 8,500 votes
• President wanted 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated by 4 July
• 1,000 US counties where less than 30% of people are vaccinated
• The anti-abortion extremists gaining ground on the right

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- Joan E Greve and Maanvi Singh

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The election results have not been finalized, though Adams appears to be the likely winner.

The unusual election began amid the pandemic and marked a major test of the system of ranked-choice voting. The race was marred by a vote tallying debacle, which led to an erroneous tally on 29 June before being corrected.