Mathieu Eugene Staves Off Challenger In City Council Race

FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — City Councilman Mathieu Eugene was re-elected to his District 40 seat, The New York Times has projected, on a day that included allegations of illegal electioneering made by his opponent, Brian Cunningham.

Eugene defeated Cunningham 60 to 36 percent, according to the Times. The district includes Ditmas Park, Flatbush and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens.

Earlier in the day, the Cunningham campaign and voters in the district told Patch they saw Eugene at polling places, shaking hands with voters and poll workers, in violation of state election law.

READ MORE: Mathieu Eugene Illegally Campaigns At Polls, Witnesses Say

Eugene staved off a crowded field that included Cunningham during the Democratic primary. Cunningham, though, felt he could coalesce the support of the 60 percent of voters who voted for someone besides Eugene.

After a heated debate between the two on Sunday evening, Eugene abruptly left the stage without shaking his challenger's hand.

New Yorkers took to the polls on Tuesday in the general election for citywide positions including mayor, comptroller and public advocate.

In the mayor's race, Democrat Bill de Blasio ran against Republican Nicole Malliotakis and independents Bo Dietl and Sal Albanese.

Public Advocate Tish James faced Republican Juan Carlos Polanco, Michael O'Reilly and James Lane. Comptroller Scott Stringer was up against Republican Michael Faulkner, Julia Willebrand and Alex Merced.

You can read more about those races here.

The question of a New York State constitutional convention will also be on the ballot. You can read more about that here.

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