It’s official.
Embattled fire alarm puller Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) lost in his uphill primary battle against Westchester County Executive George Latimer in one of the most closely watched races in America Tuesday.
Decision Desk HQ projects George Latimer wins the Democratic primary for US House in New York’s 16th Congressional District.#DecisionMade: 9:21pm ET
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— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) June 26, 2024
Though the results are still coming in as of this writing, with about 50 percent reported, Latimer leads Bowman 55 percent (21,770 votes) to 45 percent (17,833).
With his loss, Bowman has the distinction of becoming the first member of the so-called “Squad” of Democratic Socialists in Congress, led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to go down in defeat.
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