NYC-CC02: Harvey Epstein appears to clinch win for District 2 City Council race in NYC Primary
It had been a fairly short night, but a long day and campaign when Assemblymember Harvey Epstein stepped up in the back of Mary O’s bar on Avenue A in front of a screen showing mostly mayoral race election coverage.
With at least 85 percent of the votes tabulated, Epstein said he was at nearly 40%, significantly ahead of other candidates in the Democratic primary for the Second District City Council race.
Supporters in the heavily Democratic district chanted “Harvey, Harvey, Harvey” before he smiled and told them his lead now appeared conclusive, even though it could be at least a week before votes based on rankings were tabulated to give a clear majority.
Epstein had won over 10,000 votes or 39%, while Sarah Batchu and Andrea Gordillo each had a little more than 5,500 or about 21%, Anthony Weiner had about 10% or about 2,700, and Allie Ryan had a little more than 2,000 or just under8%.
https://www.amny.com/politics/harvey-epstein-clinches-win-district-2-city-nyc-primary/