Bill De Blasio Wins New York City Mayoral Race

Democrat Bill De Blasio has defeated Republican Joe Lhota tonight in the race to be the next mayor of New York City. Despite being a liberal city, New York has not had a Democratic mayor since 1993, following eight years of Rudy Giuliani and twelve of Michael Bloomberg.

De Blasio was the likely favorite throughout the general election, after pulling a surprise upset in the Democratic primary and defeating Christine Quinn.

De Blasio’s campaign got caught in a minor squabble with Bloomberg when the incumbent mayor said DeBlasio’s been running a “racist” campaign.

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