With the first round of the newly implemented ranked-choice voting now in the books, NYC Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson has emerged as the leader of the pack.
In the hotly contested de facto race to elect a new Bronx borough president, Gibson received 39.2% of the Democratic primary first-choice votes holding a margin of 4,171 votes over runner-up Fernando Cabrera, 34.2%, a NYC councilman who represents District-14, according to unofficial numbers from the city Board of Elections.
“This campaign has always been about talking to Bronxites about the issues that matter,” Gibson said. “We appreciate the confidence that Bronx voters have placed in our #ForwardTogetherBronx message that we ran our campaign on and the plurality that made us their number one choice.”
