Democrat Susan Zhuang has declared victory in the contentious race for city council in District 43, New York City’s first Asian-majority district.
Just hours after the polls closed on Tuesday, Zhuang had garnered more than 58% of the vote with 99% of scanners reporting, according to unofficial results from the Board of Elections. Her opponents, Republican Ying Tan and Conservative Vito LaBella had earned 26% and 14.55% of the vote, respectively.
