mayoral race
The Democratic congresswoman's bid is another opportunity for progressives to flex their power at the local level.
Brown lost the Democratic primary to Walton, a democratic socialist, but defeated her with a write-in campaign in the general election.
The Brooklyn borough president maintained his lead after absentee ballots were counted.
Walton, who would also be the city’s first female mayor, ran on police accountability and addressing poverty in one of the country’s poorest cities.
