Espaillat ousted in New York House primary by Mamdani-backed candidate

[David__77]

Democratic socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier has defeated Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D) in the Democratic primary for his House seat, Decision Desk HQ projects, notching a win for New York City’s socialist movement.

The race for the 13th Congressional District was one of several tests of influence Tuesday for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a fellow Democratic socialist who endorsed Chevalier against the five-term incumbent.

Mamdani’s campaign trail appearances with Chevalier injected her bid with significant momentum, on the heels of his history-making mayoral win last year. On Tuesday, that support appeared to help Chevalier push past Espaillat in the district that makes up parts of Harlem, Washington Heights and The Bronx.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5931226-espaillat-loses-new-york-house-primary/

[spooky3]

1. The mayor's influence is strong. Nt

[RandySF]

2. Oh no.

[mr715]

3. He was my former representative...

My opinion of him was... mixed. I had a lot of interactions with him when I was a teacher and union leader.

[MichMan]

4. The winner is the one that wants to abolish all prisons, right?

[JustAnotherGen]

5. I hope the newbies

Look to Lauren Underwood as a guide as to how to be an awesome Congresswoman. In since 2018 and getting legislation passed. Of all of the under 40 crowd? She's the the best at her job.

[calimary]

8. Thanks for the tip!

Good stuff to know, especially when most of everything here can tend to revolve around the Pacific Northwest. Go Illinois!

“In 2018, Underwood was elected to the United States House of Representatives, defeating Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren. Upon her swearing in, she became the youngest Black woman to serve in Congress.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Underwood

[BeyondGeography]

6. Seven of eight DSA-endorsed in NY are presently winning

When the dust settles, it does look like just ONE New York incumbent will fend off their DSA-backed challenger this year (Jordan Wright in #AD70 in Harlem)

— Uncrewed (@uncrewed.bsky.social) 2026-06-24T01:47:54.123Z

[oasis]

7. I hope these newbies will support Hakeem Jeffries

for Speaker.

[summer_in_TX]

9. What do you like about Hakeem Jeffries?

He seems like a mixed bag to me.

[Quiet Em]

10. It's a very tough job but he is excellent at keeping the diverse Democratic coaltion united

in fighting back against the con artist and Republicans.

I seriously doubt his position will face any legitimate threat.

[Cha]

11. I wish the very best for Leader Jeffries!

I've actually been reading about what he does.

Just because he's not liked by everybody doesn't mean he's not brilliant at his job.