NYC-CC30: District 30 Democratic race too close to call as candidates await RCV results
The three candidates hoping to succeed term-limited Council Member Robert Holden in District 30 will have to wait until July 1 to learn the outcome of the Democratic primary, as ranked-choice voting tabulations continue.
Civic leader Phil Wong emerged as the frontrunner on primary night, securing just over 36% of the vote, with 95% of scanners reported, according to the Board of Elections. Businessman Paul Pogozelski followed closely with nearly 32%, while Dermot Smyth placed third with just over 30%.
“Campaigns are hard. They’re brutal,” Wong said from his Maspeth campaign headquarters Tuesday night. “So, I had a really strong team of supporters. They were all very supportive. At first it didn’t look too good but I have to thank the thousands of people that opened their doors to their homes or stopped what they were doing shopping to sign my petition that got me on the ballot.”
Wong acknowledged that his campaign initially struggled with fundraising.
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