NYC Democratic Primary 2013: When And Where To Watch Live Coverage Of Mayoral Race [VIDEO]

The NYC Democratic Primary kicked off Tuesday morning as speculation of Bill de Blasio's domination in the polls mounted. As it stands, de Blasio currently leads the race with 38.3 percent with Bill Thompson trailing with 21.4 percent. The candidates are squaring off to determine a contender in the Nov. 5 mayoral election in which one candidate will replace outgoing independent Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The preliminary numbers have surprised pollsters as de Blasio pulled a come-from-behind move, starting off dead last in the months prior to the primaries. Anthony Weiner, who was caught sending lewd messages after he resigned from his congressional seat for the same indiscretion, plummeted from leader of the pack to the bottom of the barrel. He is currently receiving 7.4 percent of the vote.

De Blasio came to the forefront when he introduced his plans for public schooling and affordable housing. He also got a bit of sympathy when he decried the 12-year term of Bloomberg, who slowly began losing popularity throughout his term. If de Blasio can pull off a 40 percent victory, he will skirt a runoff election in October. The winner of the primaries will face Joe Lhota in the mayoral race. With registered Democrats outnumbering Republicans in New York City 6 to 1, the winner of the democratic primary will likely be heavily favored in November. De Blasio and Bloomberg have had some strong words for one another as de Blasio revealed in an ad campaign that he was married to a black woman and the couple has two biracial children, one of whom is Dante, who bragged about his father's prowess and ability to break the track record Bloomberg started.

Bloomberg fired back at the ad by calling it racist before he reworded his statement to say de Blasio was using his family to gain support. Political analysts, however, are praising the ad for its boldness. "Despite what Mayor Bloomberg said about Bill de Blasio, the ad with his son was masterful and caught people's attention," said Bruce Berg, political scientist at Fordham University. "That was a good ad for them." Tuesday's election will also decide the fate of Eliot Spitzer, who is running for comptroller after a prostitution scandal. The polls close at 9 p.m. Voters may watch live coverage of the election on NY1 and may read a live blog of the results here.