Eugene Takes District 40, De Blasio & Lhota Will Vie For Mayor & More Results Of Yesterday’s Primary Election

Nora Whelan -

The results of yesterday’s primary elections are in, and several of the races came down to the wire. In case you went to bed at a reasonable hour, here’s who won each city-wide race, plus our more local ones:

Mayoral (will advance)
Democratic: Bill de Blasio, 40.19%
Republican: Joe Lhota, 52.6%

Comptroller
Scott Stringer, 52.08%

Public Advocate (will advance)
Letitia James, 36.06%
Daniel Squadron, 33.17%

District Attorney
Ken Thompson, 55.42%

Borough President
Eric Adams (uncontested)

District 40
Mathieu Eugene, 48.3%

District 45
Jumaane Williams, 74.4%

In District 40 where Eugene won with 5,913 votes, Saundra Thomas took 4,584 votes (37.45%), Sylvia Kinard took 1,265 votes (10.33%), and John Grant took 478 votes (3.91%). Jumaane Williams got 9,150 votes, while his District 45 opponents Godwin Williams and Jean Similien got 1,613 votes (13.12%) and 1,531 votes (12.45%) respectively. For full results for all districts and offices, check out coverage at WNYC.

So, how was your experience at the polls yesterday? Were you electioneered within 100 feet of a polling place? Did you have trouble with the old machines? Or did everything go swimmingly?

And, well, did your candidates–especially those in packed races–get the vote?