Democratic Borough President candidate Antonio Reynoso cruised to victory during the general election as expected, raking in more than 73 percent of the vote as of 11 pm (with 94 percent of scanners reporting), according to unofficial Board of Elections results.
The pol declared victory at an election night party in Gowanus, where he celebrated his projected win alongside family, friends and colleagues in government.
“I’m excited, I’m relived, more than anything I really want to make Brooklyn proud and get to a better normal past COVID,” he told Brooklyn Paper.
The term-limited councilmember from Williamsburg ran on a platform of progressive credentials, touting endorsements from the Working Families Party and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, propelling him to a nine percent margin of victory in the crowded June primary. On Nov. 2, he trounced Republican candidate Menachem Reitport.
