BY QUEENS LEDGER STAFF | news@queensledger.com
It was a great night to be a socialist in New York City.
In a stunning rebuke of the Democratic establishment, candidates endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the NYC Democratic Socialists of America unseated two congressional incumbents and three State Assembly incumbents in last night’s primary elections, with the DSA now poised to bump its Socialists in Office in Albany from 9 to 13.
“What you all have shown this evening, whether for state Assembly, state Senate, or Congress, is that a year ago, it was not the end of a political movement,” Mamdani told a crowd of DSA-members and supporters at a watch party in East Williamsburg Tuesday night. “It was the beginning.”
In perhaps the most shocking upset of the night, community organizer and graduate student Darializa Avila Chevalier beat five-term incumbent and fellow Dominican-American Adriano Espaillat in Upper Manhattan and the West Bronx. In Brooklyn and Queens’ heavily left-wing so-called “Commie Corridor,” socialist State Assemblymember Claire Valdez dispatched Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso in a hotly contested congressional race widely seen as a battle for the soul of the New York City Left. Progressive challenger Chuck Park, meanwhile, failed to unseat seven-term incumbent Grace Meng in northern Queens — though put up an impressive fight despite listing few endorsements — while in Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan, progressive Brad Lander clobbered incumbent Congressman Dan Goldman in a landslide that was the first primary result to be called.
The new crop of (mostly) young progressives poised to take office in 2027 are united in their support for Palestine, immigration, workers’ rights and universal healthcare, and represent a potential headache for the more moderate Democrats who now have to contend with the undeniable power of the movement seeking to pull the party left.
Below, you’ll find a full list of the results from across Brooklyn and Queens — and look out for more analysis soon!
House of Representatives
NY-3
→ Tom Suozzi – 20,820 (79.6%)
Danielle Welch – 5,263 (20.1%)
93.9% of votes reported
NY-6
→ Grace Meng – 18,134 (56.8%)
Chuck Park – 13,674 (42.9%)
84.9% of votes reported
NY-7
→ Claire Valdez – 37,531 (56.1%)
Antonio Reynoso – 23,960 (35.8%)
Julie Won – 4,231 (6.3%)
Vichal Kumar – 1,134 (1.7%)
92.2% of votes reported
NY-10
→ Brad Lander – 55,060 (65.8%)
Dan Goldman – 28,445 (34.0%)
90.4% of votes reported
NY-14
→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – 30,189 (86.9%)
Felipe Garcia – 2,336 (6.7%)
Marty Dolan – 2,058 (5.9%)
90.2% of votes reported
State Senate
SD-12
→ Aber Kawas – 12,460 (60.4%)
Steven Raga – 8,166 (39.6%)
95% of votes reported
SD-13
→ Jessica González-Rojas – 6,476 (48.1%)
Jessica Ramos – 5,024 (37.3%)
Hiram Monserrate – 1,966 (14.6%)
95% of votes reported
SD-15
→ Joseph Addabbo – 7,427 (74%)
Albert Baldeo – 2,604 (26%)
86.1% of votes reported
State Assembly
AD-23
→ Pesach Osina – 3,329 (60.9%)
Mike Scala – 2,136 (39.1%)
95% of votes reported
AD-26
→ Robert Speranza – 786 (61.9%)
Philip Sean Grillo – 483 (38.1%)
95% of votes reported
AD-30
Patrick Martinez – 2,703 (44.4%)
Shamsul Haque – 2,690 (44.2%)
Somnath Ghimire – 689 (11.3%)
95% of votes reported — too close to call
AD-32
→ Nathaniel Hezekiah – 12,460 (60.4%)
Latoya LeGrand – 1,375 (19.8%)
Mohammed Molla – 755 (10.9%)
Tunisia Morrison – 693 (10%)
Queen Johnson – 512 (7.4%)
95% of votes reported
AD-33
→ Clyde Vanel – 3,367 (71.4%)
Oster Bryan – 1,346 (28.6%)
95% of votes reported
AD-34
→ Brian Romero – 4,916 (67.3%)
Rosa Sanchez – 2,385 (32.7%)
95% of votes reported
AD-36
→ Diana Moreno – 9,051 (78.7%)
Mary Jobaida – 1,968 (17.1%)
Kevin Coenen – 479 (4.2%)
95% of votes reported
AD-37
→ Samantha Kattan – 7,636 (67%)
Melissa Orlando – 1,928 (19.6%)
Pia Rahman – 1,827 (16%)
95% of votes reported
AD-38
→ David Orkin – 3,722 (59%)
Jenifer Rajkumar – 2,588 (41%)
95% of votes reported
