{"id":4583,"date":"2026-06-24T08:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/06\/24\/mamdanis-political-gamble-pays-off-as-his-endorsed-candidates-sweep-their-primaries\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T08:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:03:49","slug":"mamdanis-political-gamble-pays-off-as-his-endorsed-candidates-sweep-their-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=4583","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani’s political gamble pays off as his endorsed candidates sweep their primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mamdani’s political gamble pays off as his endorsed candidates sweep their primaries<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the \"Our Team, Our Year\" Get Out The Vote rally in Brooklyn, New York, on June 18. Mamdani-backed progressive candidates swept their primary elections<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the “Our Team, Our Year” Get Out The Vote rally in Brooklyn, New York, on June 18. Mamdani-backed progressive candidates swept their primary elections, putting his political power on display.
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Primary night in New York marked the first major test for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political movement, and it was widely successful.<\/p>\n

All three of Mamdani’s endorsed candidates for Congress were victorious, marking a massive win for the left and a major blow for establishment Democrats.<\/p>\n

Mamdani endorsed in three competitive House primary matchups<\/a> in New York City, breaking with Democratic leaders by throwing support behind leftist candidates who were unafraid to criticize Israel and push for ambitious economic policies.<\/p>\n

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\n Congressional candidates Claire Valdez, Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Get Out the Vote rally on June 18, 2026 in New York City.
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The biggest upset of the night came in New York’s 13th district, where Mamdani-backed candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, a 32-year-old community organizer and democratic socialist, narrowly defeated five-term incumbent Democrat Adriano Espaillat, 71, to represent Upper Manhattan and part of the Bronx. That’s according to a race call by The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

Espaillat, who was the first Dominican-American elected to Congress and chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, had a slew of endorsements from powerful elected Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.<\/p>\n

But establishment Democrats also suffered a blow elsewhere in the city, including in New York’s 10th congressional district. Progressive challenger and former City Comptroller Brad Lander decisivelyunseated two-term Rep. Dan Goldman, also endorsed by Jeffries.<\/p>\n

Plus, in the open race to succeed retiring progressive Rep. Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez in New York’s 7th district, Mamdani threw his support behind state Rep. Claire Valdez, a democratic socialist, instead of Antonio Reynoso, who had the backing of Vel\u00e1zquez and the Working Families Party.<\/p>\n

These districts heavily favor Democrats, meaning Valdez, Lander and Avila Chevalier are expected to win their general election matchups in the fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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