Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes’ 23-year run as
Brooklyn’s top prosecutor has come to an end following his stunning defeat in
Tuesday’s Democratic primary.
Hynes was the city’s first sitting district attorney to be
voted from office since 1955 after he was defeated by former prosecutor Kenneth
Thompson 55% to 44%, according to unofficial results.
A Brooklyn District Attorney had not been voted out of
office since 1911.
“Tonight we have made history,” Thompson told his
supporters. “It has been against tough odds, we are now on a path to a better
future for Brooklyn, one that will make our communities both safer and
stronger.”
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