Anthony Weiner far behind in NYC council primary with race to be decided by ranked choice count

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Disgraced erstwhile U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is trailing severely successful the Democratic superior for a New York City Council spot arsenic the contention moves to a ranked prime number to determine the winner

NEW YORK -- Disgraced erstwhile U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is trailing severely successful the Democratic superior for a New York City Council spot arsenic the contention moves to a ranked prime ballot number to determine the winner.

Initial returns Tuesday showed Weiner moving successful a distant 4th spot successful the five-person contention for a assembly territory successful Manhattan.

Weiner had entered the contention successful the hopes of restarting his governmental vocation aft it was derailed by sexting scandals. He was yet sent to prison for sending sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl.

Among those moving up of him is Harvey Epstein, a authorities lawmaker whose sanction inspired a “Saturday Night Live” spot implicit its unfortunate closeness to convicted enactment offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein. Also vying for the spot are Sarah Batchu, the person of a section non-profit, and Andrea Gordillo, who chairs the section assemblage board.

Weiner had been a beardown Democratic dependable successful Congress earlier his governmental prima plummeted successful 2011 aft helium sent a lewd representation of himself to a assemblage pupil connected Twitter. He resigned from Congress, tried a comeback by moving for New York City mayor, past got caught up successful different sexting scandal. In 2017, prosecutors said helium had illicit online interaction with a precocious schoolhouse student. Weiner pleaded blameworthy to transferring obscene worldly to a minor.

During the campaign, Weiner did not shy distant from his past scandal, but told The Associated Press successful an interrogation that helium struggled with however champion to code what helium had done erstwhile talking to voters.

The victor of the City Council contention volition beryllium determined successful a ranked prime tabulation that begins connected July 1. The candidates with the slightest enactment volition beryllium eliminated successful rounds and votes formed for them volition beryllium redistributed to the remaining candidates, based connected elector preference.