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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