Public Advocate Jumaane Williams won the Democratic primary by a wide margin Tuesday and will seek reelection in November.
WIlliams, a progressive ex-city councilmember from Flatbush, Brooklyn, defeated challengers Jenifer Rajkumar, a state assemblymember, and Marty Dolan, a financial advisor.
Zohran Mamdani picked up a nine-point lead over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo among early voters in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, as unofficial results began rolling in. Read the latest on the mayoral primary.