How New York City Voted

How New York City Voted
FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2013 file photo, New York City Democratic Mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio participates in a candidate's forum in New York. With rival Anthony Wiener sliding in the polls, de Blasio?s battle against closing hospitals and an ad that features his interracial son, the candidate once thought of as an afterthought in the Democratic Party is now the front runner. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2013 file photo, New York City Democratic Mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio participates in a candidate's forum in New York. With rival Anthony Wiener sliding in the polls, de Blasio?s battle against closing hospitals and an ad that features his interracial son, the candidate once thought of as an afterthought in the Democratic Party is now the front runner. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio took a commanding lead in Tuesday night's Democratic mayoral primary, and will avoid a runoff against second-place candidate Bill Thompson if he can maintain at least 40 percent of the vote after a recount.

But the electoral map shows a divided city, with John Liu sweeping neighborhoods with majority Asian populations, Christine Quinn finding pockets of deep support on the Upper East Side, and even Anthony Weiner picking up districts in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.

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