Former Democratic representative and registered sex offender Anthony Weiner, who served 18 months in prison for sending obscene material to a minor, lost the Democratic primary race for NYC's 2nd City Council district to NY State Assemblyman Harvey Epstein.

Disgraced former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is trailing badly in the Democratic primary for a New York City Council seat as the race moves to a ranked choice count to decide the winner.

Democratic New York City Council candidate and former Rep. Anthony Weiner failed on Tuesday in his bid to return to the political scene after a career plagued by scandal. Weiner was running against a menagerie of opponents in New York’s 2nd City Council district Democratic primary,