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.

Anthony Weiner’s political comeback seemed unlikely Tuesday night as the disgraced ex-congressman was running a distant fourth late Tuesday in his bid for City Council.