In New York's primaries, progressives face the establishment, and a Kennedy scion seeks office
Avila Chevalier is running against Espaillat with Mamdani’s support and has presented herself as an outsider.

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New York’s congressional primaries feature challenges to Democratic incumbents from progressive candidates, alongside crowded races for open seats. The contests test the influence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and highlight divisions over Israel and party leadership.
Democratic Reps. Daniel Goldman and Adriano Espaillat face challengers Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier, respectively. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed both challengers and appeared with Lander at a polling place. The article describes disagreement over Israel as a dividing line in the Goldman-Lander race and notes that Avila Chevalier has criticized Espaillat’s past support from AIPAC, while Espaillat’s allies have questioned her fitness for office based on old social media posts.
Other races include a crowded contest for the seat of retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler, with John Schlossberg, Micah Lasher, Alex Bores and George Conway among the candidates. In Brooklyn and Queens, Claire Valdez is challenging for the seat of retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez, with Borough President Antonio Reynoso also running. Upstate, Anthony Constantino and state Assembly Member Robert Smullen are competing for the Republican nomination for the seat Rep. Elise Stefanik is leaving.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Avila Chevalier in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Avila Chevalier’s record.
People in this story
SWIPE →Democratic House candidate challenging Adriano Espaillat
Democratic representative facing a primary challenge from Darializa Avila Chevalier
Espaillat's version of this story ↗Democratic House candidate challenging Daniel Goldman
Lander's version of this story ↗Democratic representative facing a primary challenge from Brad Lander
Goldman's version of this story ↗Democratic House candidate in the race for Jerry Nadler’s seat
Democratic House candidate in the race for Jerry Nadler’s seat
Republican state Assembly member and House candidate challenging Anthony Constantino
Democratic state Assembly member and House candidate challenging Antonio Reynoso
Democratic House candidate in the race for Jerry Nadler’s seat
President who endorsed Anthony Constantino
Brooklyn borough president and House candidate for the open seat
Democratic House candidate in the race for Jerry Nadler’s seat
Republican House candidate challenging Robert Smullen
Retiring representative who backed Antonio Reynoso
Representative whose soon-to-be-vacant seat is the subject of a Republican primary
Part of a bigger story
23 OUTLETSOutlets agree Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York’s Democratic congressional primary after receiving Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s support. Left-leaning outlets cast the results as a progressive movement’s gain and, in some coverage, a rebuke to pro-Israel politics. Center outlets often treat them as a measure of Mamdani’s influence, though some stress implications for the party or pro-Israel Democrats. Right-leaning outlets foreground the winners’ socialist identity, Chevalier’s past statements, and risks to Democratic leadership.
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