Mamdani-backed candidates sweep Democratic primaries in New York City
JFK’s grandson Jack Schlossberg fails to advance in election to replace Jerry Nadler in Manhattan district
TL;DR
- Three congressional candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their Democratic primaries.
- Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier are the Mamdani-backed winners.
- Jack Schlossberg, grandson of John F. Kennedy, lost his bid for a House seat.
- Micah Lasher won the primary in New York's 12th district.
- Donald Trump celebrated the defeats of Dan Goldman and George Conway.
- Moderate Democrats also saw successes, with freshmen representatives Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen fending off primary challenges.
- Cait Conley won a competitive Democratic primary in a battleground district.
- Anthony Constantino won the Republican primary in New York's 21st congressional district, endorsed by Trump.
- In Maryland, Adrian Boafo won a crowded primary, and April McClain Delaney fended off her predecessor.
- In Utah, Brad McAdams won a primary in a newly drawn Democratic-friendly district.
- In South Carolina, Alan Wilson won the Republican nomination for governor, and Nancy Lacore won the Democratic nomination for the first congressional district.