Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s path to a second term was all but cleared with the conclusion of a three-day mayoral preliminary election recount, which resulted in no material changes and officially kept any challengers off the ballot.

The recount, requested by third-place finisher and community activist Domingos DaRosa, concluded Monday afternoon at City Hall. While DaRosa picked up 19 votes, bringing his total 2,428 votes, he fell far short of the 3,000-vote threshold he needed to get on the November general election ballot.

Josh Kraft, the runner-up in this month’s preliminary election, dropped out of the race after his 49-point defeat to Wu. Per state law, DaRosa, as the third-place finisher, could have replaced him on the ballot had he received a number of votes that was equal to the 3,

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