Three candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their congressional primaries in New York—ousting two incumbent lawmakers—in a major boost to the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander arrives with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for an election night watch party Tuesday.
The results are a clean sweep for Mamdani, who had endorsed three progressive candidates in key congressional primaries.
Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander—who also got an endorsement from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.—defeated Rep. Dan Goldman in the primary for New York’s 10th District.
In the earliest of the three races called by the Associated Press, Lander secured 65.8% of the vote compared to Goldman’s 34%, with 90% of the ballots counted.
