Democratic Socialists topple Harlem incumbent with votes from 7% of registered Dems

Source: www.washingtontimes.com · Section: politics · Bias: Right · Published: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:26:11 GMT

A five-term congressman lost his seat Tuesday to a 32-year-old community organizer backed by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and the margin of victory came from just 7% of the district's registered Democrats. "In some of these districts, nobody votes, it's a very small turnout and the Democratic Socialists of America come in and win," one analyst said.

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