STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Incumbent Republican David Carr has declared victory over Democratic challenger Radhakrishna Mohan in the race to represent Mid-Island in the City Council.

As of 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, Carr has accumulated 72.9% of the vote, compared to 26.9% for Mohan, according to the New York City Board of Elections.

“After tonight’s celebrations, we have to go back to work, and boy, is our work cut out for us. I think we’ve seen the results coming in citywide, and we’re going to have a new mayor on January 1st. And that mayor should read the message loud and clear tonight that Staten Island has given him no mandate. Staten Island said no to him and his radical agenda,” Carr said at the Vanderbilt at South Beach, where the Staten Island Republicans held their election nigh

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