3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 24
Summary
Three mayor-backed candidates won New York City congressional primaries Tuesday, with Zohran Mamdani’s slate unseating two incumbents and capturing an open House seat.
Months of direct campaigning by Mamdani powered the sweep as he framed the races as a referendum on the Democratic Party’s direction and deployed the organization behind his own 2025 victory.
The winning candidates shared his progressive economic agenda and made ending U.S. support for Israel a central message, underscoring a broader shift in New York Democratic politics.
Late Tuesday in Brooklyn, Mamdani called the results “a new chapter in our party’s history,” capping a gamble that strained ties with establishment Democrats, major unions and House leadership.