Adams wins New York City mayoral race

Many voters across America picking candidates based on stances involving policing and crime
New York City Mayor-Elect Eric Adams
New York City Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Photo credit Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

NEW YORK (AP) — Former police captain Eric Adams will be the next mayor of New York.

Adams won the race as voters across the U.S. picked new city leaders from candidates who were largely defined by their stances on police and crime.

He will become the second Black mayor of NYC.

Adams first triumphed this summer in a crowded Democratic primary.

His message on crime and his experience as a police officer largely insulated him from attacks from his Republican opponent Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels anti-crime patrol.

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