Mark Levine will be New York City’s next comptroller.

According to the Associated Press, with nearly 90% of the expected vote counted, Levine holds 75.1% of the vote, while Republican Peter Kefalas has 22.8% and independent Ismael Malave Perez has 2.1%.

The outgoing Manhattan borough president joined “Mornings On 1” Wednesday, hours after his victory, to reflect on the campaign and outline his goals for the city’s finances.

“This was a very contentious race. It’s a divided city, but I will also say that there, I think, is enormous consensus about what voters care about,” Levine said. “There’s universal fear of an affordability crisis, which is just pushing people out.”

He added that frustration with the status quo was a driving factor in the election.

“People want change,” Levine said

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