Sunday wrapped up early voting for the August primary, with counts showing about 10,000 fewer votes compared with early balloting in June.
According to the city's Board of Elections, the total number of early voters by Sunday was 76,335 throughout the five boroughs. There were 86,890 votes in early polling ahead of the June primary.
August Primary Early Voting complete!
— NYC Board of Elections (@BOENYC) August 22, 2022
Manhattan - 36,852
Bronx- 4,558
Brooklyn- 23,602
Queens- 4,900
Staten Island - 6,423
Total Number of Early Voting Check-ins 76,335
*Unofficial & cumulative as of close of polls
Some boroughs had a stronger turnout this primary.
Manhattan jumped from 29,205 early votes during the June election to 36,852 in August.
Staten Island jumped from 4,839 early votes in June to 6,423 in August.
Meanwhile other boroughs had significant drops in early voting.
Brooklyn dropped from 25,644 early votes in June to 23,602 in August. The Bronx dropped from 10,045 early votes in June to 4,558 in August. Queens dropped from 17,157 early votes in June to 4,900 in August.
The primaries were originally scheduled for August, but a court-ordered redo of the state's redistricting process forced the state to push back Congressional and state Senate elections by two months resulting in two primary elections this year. The June primary featured gubernatorial races.
In the 2021 general election for New York City mayor, BOE numbers showed that there was a low voting turnout with only 21% of registered voters casting their ballots.
The August primary will be held Tuesday.