John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, came in a distant third place in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.—after reports of a disorderly campaign and sometimes volatile behavior from the 33-year-old first-time candidate.
Jack Schlossberg speaks during an election night watch party in New York.
Schlossberg had won 10.8% of votes when the race was called by the Associated Press just after 10 p.m. ET.
Democratic state assemblyman Micah Lasher, endorsed by Nadler, won the race with 39% of the vote, ahead of fellow state lawmaker Alex Bores who received 35%.
Schlossberg, the son of Caroline Kennedy and the only grandson of Jackie Kennedy and the late president, was competing against eight other candidates to replace Nadler, who is retiring after 17 terms representing New York’s 12th Congressional District covering Manhattan’s Upper East and Upper West sides.
