The race to represent the southern coastal neighborhoods of Brooklyn in Council District 46 seemed like a done deal once candidate Mercedes Narcisse handily won the June primary election with a lead of more than 20 points over her fellow candidates.
But the bid to represent parts of Canarsie, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, and Mill Basin became a race again once former Democratic candidate Donald Cranston announced he would be running on the GOP line for the November general election.