Democrat De Blasio wins New York mayoral race

Bill de Blasio has become New York City’s first Democratic mayor in more than 20 years, running on an unabashed liberal, tax-the-rich platform contrasting sharply with billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s 12 years in office.

With 14% of precincts reporting, Mr de Blasio, the city’s public advocate, had 73% of the vote compared with 24% for Republican Joe Lhota, former chief of the metropolitan area’s transport agency.