Like Zohran Mamdani, the fiery progressive overcame well-financed opposition to build a successful coalition. But Haley Stevens didn’t go easily.

An el Sayed victory would continue the momentum of socialist and socialist-adjacent candidates in Democratic primaries.

Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, was backed by prominent progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

Progressive advocate overcame more than $60m in spending to defeat Congresswoman Haley Stevens