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Candidates aligned with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeated two sitting members of Congress and the handpicked successor to a retiring lawmaker in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries. The results mark a clear victory for the mayor’s progressive wing inside the state party.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s endorsed candidates defeated two sitting members of Congress and the handpicked successor to a retiring lawmaker in Tuesday’s Democratic congressional primaries. The victories give the 34-year-old mayor a stronger platform inside the state party and send a direct signal to national Democratic leaders who opposed his slate.
Primary results One Mamdani-backed candidate defeated the leader of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, who was seeking a sixth term. Another ousted a two-term incumbent. A third Mamdani ally defeated the candidate chosen by a retiring member of Congress.
The three winners all campaigned on democratic-socialist priorities, including criticism of U.S. policy toward Israel’s war in Gaza and calls for more aggressive economic measures.
Mayor’s political push Mamdani had made the three races a central focus of his first months in office. He appeared at get-out-the-vote events and framed the contests as a test of whether the party would move further left. At one victory celebration, he told supporters that the “old politics” would not solve current problems and that his movement was only beginning.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who had campaigned against the Mamdani slate, said before polls closed that a handful of primary outcomes would not change the direction of the caucus.
Other races In a separate contest for an open seat, state Assembly member Micah Lasher defeated a field that included anti-Trump activist George Conway and another assembly member whose proposals drew opposition from the technology industry. Mamdani did not endorse in that race.
One candidate who had drawn national attention as the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy also failed to advance.
““A year ago, it was not the end of a political movement. It was the beginning.””
The results come six months after Mamdani took office and as Democrats nationwide prepare for midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the final two years of President Trump’s term.
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