Yusef Salaam, a member of the “Exonerated Five,” has won the 9th City Council District Democratic Primary, according to preliminary ranked-choice voting (RCV) results released by city election officials Wednesday.
While Salaam had a nearly insurmountable lead on election night, where he was ahead of Assembly Member Inez Dickens (D-Manhattan) by about 25%, his victory was solidified Wednesday by preliminary RCV city Board of Elections (BOE) results that show him widening his lead over Dickens to about 3,000 votes — to 63.8% to 36.2% respectively. Following the release of the RCV tallies, the Associated Press called the race for him — a week after the June 27 primary.
