New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres took an early lead Tuesday night in the primary for New York's 15th Congressional District, and if he goes on to win the general election in November, he would become the first openly gay Afro-Latino member in Congress. As of Wednesday afternoon, Torres leads with 30.5 percent of the votes counted so far. Because of the large number of still-uncounted absentee ballots, Torres isn't declaring victory yet, but it's unlikely his opponents can make up the difference.
“I’m not prepared to declare victory until every vote is counted,” Torres said in an interview with local news channel NY1.