NBC News projects that Lasher, who was backed by retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler, emerged from a crowded field in the Manhattan-based 12th District.

New York’s Twelfth Congressional District race—whose candidates include Micah Lasher, Alex Bores, George Conway, and Jack Schlossberg—is at once glitzy, confusing, and uninspiring.

Alex Bores and Micah Lasher lead a crowded, expensive Democratic primary for Jerry Nadler's NY-12 congressional seat, with six candidates and a June 2026

CNN projects Micah Lasher to win the NY-12 Democratic primary. Lasher's victory odds rise to 73% YES.

Micah Lasher led with 39% of the vote to Assemblyman Alex Bores's 35%, with 85% of the vote counted, according to the Associated Press.