Claire Valdez Wins New York's 7th District Primary With 56.1% as Seat Favors Democrats
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 24
Claire Valdez Wins New York's 7th District Primary With 56.1% as Seat Favors Democrats
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 24
Summary
Claire Valdez won the Democratic primary in New York's 7th Congressional District with 37,531 votes, or 56.1%, after the AP called the race.
Antonio Reynoso finished second with 23,960 votes, or 35.8%, while Julie Won took 4,231 votes, or 6.3%, out of 66,953 total reported.
Valdez ran strongest in Queens, where she led by 41 points, and in younger, college-educated and higher-income areas, though Reynoso dominated lower-income and majority-Black precincts.
The Brooklyn-Queens seat is rated Solidly Democratic by Cook, giving Valdez a strong edge in November against Republican Melvin Rivera, who was uncontested in the GOP primary.