Democratic Socialists Bojak, Brown Win 2 New York Primaries, Ousting a 28-Year Incumbent
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 12
Democratic Socialists Bojak, Brown Win 2 New York Primaries, Ousting a 28-Year Incumbent
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 12
Summary
Adam Bojak won a three-way Democratic primary for a Buffalo-area State Assembly seat, while Maurice Brown unseated Assemblyman William B. Magnarelli in Syracuse by 82 votes.
25,000 doors knocked in western Buffalo helped power Bojak’s decisive victory, and a similar volunteer push in Syracuse backed Brown in a race decided out of about 6,700 ballots cast.
If Bojak wins in November, he would become the first democratic socialist to represent western New York in the State Legislature.
The upstate wins extend a broader leftward surge in New York after democratic socialists and other left-wing candidates also beat more established rivals in New York City primaries last month.