Garcia is looking for more clarity. Wiley criticized election officials.

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Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley, the two mayoral candidates who have always followed Eric Adams in the election results as new tables were released, did not concede on Tuesday night, even after Mr Adams declared victory and that the Associated Press projected him as the winner. of the Democratic nomination.

Both Ms Wiley and Ms Garcia were in the running to become New York’s first elected mayor. With most of the absentee votes now counted, Mr. Adams led Garcia by 8,426 votes in the city’s first mayoral contest to be determined by a preferential vote.

Although the results have not been officially certified and some votes are pending, Mr Adams appears to have beaten Ms Garcia by a margin that makes it highly unlikely that she will be able to close the gap.

A spokeswoman for Kathryn Garcia, Lindsey Green, said Ms Garcias’ campaign is currently seeking further clarification on the number of outstanding ballots.

But Ms Garcia and her team are committed to supporting the Democratic candidate, whoever wins, Ms Green said.

Ms Wiley, who finished third in the tally released on Tuesday, promised in a statement that she would have more to say about next steps shortly. (Abby Glime, a spokesperson, said Ms Wiley was not supposed to comment further on Tuesday night.)

Ms Wileys’ statement was mainly devoted to criticism of the city’s Elections Board, which spoiled the publication of a ranked choice board last week and released the results later than expected on Tuesday night.

New York voters deserve better, she said, and the BOE must be completely overhauled in the wake of what can only be described as a debacle.

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