Alvin Bragg has lead over Tali Farhadian Weinstein in Manhattan district attorney race

Former federal prosecutor Alvin Bragg held a slight lead over Tali Farhadian Weinstein in the Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Primary on Tuesday.

Early returns from the Board of Elections showed Bragg with 34.68 percent (50,645 votes), about four percentage points ahead of Weinstein, also a former federal prosecutor, at 30.52 percent (44,573 votes). The tally came with 85 percent of precincts reporting and 146.037 votes counted.