NYC August Primary Results: Nadler Wins, Goldman Ekes Out Victory

NEW YORK CITY — New York's second bite at 2022's big primary saw veteran lawmaker Rep. Jerry Nadler pulling off a victory over longtime colleage Carolyn Maloney, while another closely watched congressional race was called after midnight.

Many races had yet to be called late Tuesday after polls closed in the August primary, but Nadler's victory in the District 12 race delivered on expected electoral shake ups following a redistricting fracas.

"I’m humbled that so many New Yorkers found themselves moved by our shared belief in principled progressivism," Nadler said in a victory speech.

Another newly redrawn district — the 10th — was effectively up in the air until Wednesday at 12:40 a.m., when the Associated Press called it for Democratic candidate Daniel Goldman, who had earlier declared himself the victor in a tight race with Yuh-Line Niou.

The redistricting brouhaha that unfolded in the 10th and 12th Districts can be summed up thusly: Democratic-drawn redistricting maps were thrown out, and an outside expert drew new, less-gerrymandered districts. The change prompted a split primary — one in June for the Assembly, and Tuesday's for state Senate and congressional seats.

Patch covered a wide swath of — though by no means all — congressional and state Senate races.

Here are preliminary results as of Tuesday at 11:30 p.m.

U.S. House

3rd District

Robert Zimmerman is projected to win the District 3 race to replace outgoing Rep. Thomas Suozzi, according to NY1.

Zimmerman carried 38.9 percent of the vote as NY1 projected his win about 10:25 p.m.
The race's preliminary results at that point, with 41.08 percent of the vote counted, were:

• Robert Zimmerman, 38.9% (5,473)
• Jon Kaiman, 25.4% (3,569)
• Joshua Lafazan, 16.8% (2,362)
• Melanie D'Arrigo, 16.4% (2,299)
• Reema Rasool, 2.5% (357)

The Associated Press had yet to call the race.

Zimmerman pulled ahead of a crowded field in the newly redrawn district that largely encompasses Long Island, but also a swath of Bayside.

The newly redrawn district that largely encompasses Long Island, but also a swath of Bayside, will be anxiously awaiting results.

Josh Lafazan snagged Suozzi's endorsement, but he faces accusations he's more conservative than Democratic voters traditionally want.

Robert Zimmerman, in turn, has endorsements from Hillary Clinton and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

Other candidates are Jon Kaiman, Melanie D’Arrigo and Reema Rasool.

7th District

Rep. Nydia Velazquez was declared the predicted winner by the Associated Press in a victory against rival Paperboy Prince, of "Yang Gang" fame.

Preliminary vote totals as of 11 p.m. (96.94% of scanners reporting):

• Paperboy Love Prince: 15.49% (3,991 votes)
• Nydia M. Velázquez: 83.17% (21,421 votes)

8th District

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was projected to win the Democratic nomination for the 8th Congressional District, which covers a swath of Bed-Stuy.

10th District

Dan Goldman declared victory in a tight race with Yuh-Line Nio in the much-discussed race for the vacant 10th Congressional District seat to represent Lower Manhattan and a chunk of Brooklyn — a call that the Associated Press and NY1 later verified after midnight.

"While we will appreciate and respect the democratic process and make sure that all the votes are counted, it is quite clear from the way that results have come in that we have won," he said.

Niou, for her part, did not concede.

"I know that tonight's results aren't yet what we hope to hear, but we will not concede until we count every vote," she said.

Here's where the vote tally stands Wednesday around 10 a.m, according to NY1.

• Daniel Goldman: 25.8 percent (16,686) - Declared Winner
• Yuh-Line Niou: 23.7 percent (15,380)
• Mondaire Jones: 18.2 percent (11,777)
• Carlina Rivera: 17 percent (10,985)
• Jo Anne Simon: 6.2 percent (3,991)
• Elizabeth Holtzman: 4.4 percent (2,845)
• Jimmy Li: 1.2 percent (777)
• Yan Xiong: 1.1 percent (686)
• Maud Maron: 0.9 percent (578)
• Bill de Blasio: 0.7 percent (477)
• Brian Robinson: 0.5 percent (322)
• Peter Gleason: 0.2 percent (147)
• Quanda Francis: 0.2 percent (121)

The district includes all of downtown Manhattan below 14th Street and the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Red Hook, Sunset Park, Borough Park, Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill and Park Slope.

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio had thrown his hat in the ring for the empty congressional seat, but chose to withdraw from the race halfway through July, saying that it was "time for me to leave electoral politics and focus on other ways to serve."

Goldman landed the all-powerful New York Times endorsement, but not without some backlash against the decision.

Former president Donald Trump also unexpectedly added his voice to the race by endorsing Goldman last week.

Goldman, a Democrat, quickly rejected the endorsement, saying that Trump was "trying to meddle in the election" and "pretending to endorse him."

Goldman was the Democrats' lead counsel during the first Trump impeachment trial.

12th District

Rep. Jerry Nadler is projected to win the hard-fought, three-way contest with Carolyn Maloney and Suraj Patel for the newly drawn 12th Congressional District, according to NY1.

Results as of 9:51 p.m. (88.70% of scanners reporting):

• Carolyn B. Maloney: 24.11% (18,455 votes)
• Ashmi Sheth: 1.01% (774 votes)
• Jerrold L. Nadler: 55.75% (42,668 votes)
• Suraj Patel: 18.98% (14,529 votes)

The AP called Nadler's victory at 9:38 p.m.

Nadler, in his victory speech, said the district doesn't belong to him, but rather its voters.

"And you know what? I think the voters made themselves clear tonight," he said.

Perhaps no New York City congressional race promised change so much as this one.

The Democratic primary took place in the brand-new 12th Congressional District, which merged the Upper East Side, Upper West Side and Midtown into a single district as part of a court-ordered redrawing of New York's legislative maps.

Patel, an attorney and former White House aide, is seeking to unseat Nadler, who has represented a West Side-centered district since 1992, and Maloney, who has held her East Side seat since 1993.

Maloney and Nadler have both represented Manhattan and worked together in Congress for decades. But the redistricting changed the borders of Nadler's longtime 10th District beyond his Upper West Side home, prompting him to decide to run against Maloney in District 12.

The pair have spent much of the primary sniping at each other, while Patel argued both septuagenarians should step aside for new blood.

Policy-wise, Patch's interviews with all three candidates revealed some substantial differences on issues like real estate development and the future of Midtown.

Maloney, in office since 1993, was initially seen as a possible favorite in the race, since the new 12th District includes much of her former territory in Midtown and the East Side.

But Nadler, an Upper West Sider who took office in 1992, appeared to gain momentum down the stretch, especially after winning an endorsement from the New York Times editorial board — which noted Maloney's prior skepticism toward vaccines and her votes for the Patriot Act and the Iraq War. (Nadler voted against both.)

Other flashpoints included the revelation that Maloney had loaned her campaign nearly $1 million of her own money, and an "endorsement" of Maloney by former President Donald Trump.

13th District

In the night's first official result, U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat easily won re-nomination to Congress, with the Associated Press calling his victory at 9:13 p.m.

Preliminary vote totals as of 11:21 p.m. (95.92% of scanners reporting):

• Francisco A. Spies: 6.15% (2,172 votes)
• Adriano Espaillat: 80.23% (28,319 votes)
• Michael Hano: 12.35% (4,360 votes)

State Senate — Manhattan

30th District

Incumbent Democrat Cordell Cleare held a lead over challenger Shana Harmongoff in the 30th District covering Harlem, according to early results, and was declared the victor by NY1.

Preliminary vote totals as of 10:06 p.m. (90.95% of scanners reporting):

• Shana Harmongoff: 29.37% (5,140 votes)
• Cordell Cleare: 69.71% (12,198 votes)

That Democratic primary between two relative progressives has been marred by claims that Cleare and her staff threatened and shoved Harmongoff and her staff — charges that Cleare categorically denied.

31st District

Incumbent Robert Jackson is ahead in early results for the race to represent Washington Heights and Inwood in the state Senate's 31st District.

Here are the results as of 11:10 p.m., which is 58 percent of expected votes, according to NY1.

• Robert Jackson: 54.8 percent (8,169 votes)
• Angel Vasquez: 35.3 percent (5,304 votes)
• Francesca Castellanos: 5.3 percent (795 votes)
• Ruben Vargas: 4.3 percent (640 votes)

Despite no official declaration from NY1 or AP News, the NY Working Families Party, of which Jackson represents, declared Jackson as the winner of the primary around 10 p.m.

"Robert Jackson wins! When we first sent Robert to Albany, he helped break up a cabal of corporate Democrats and delivered tenant protections, fully-funded public schools, and marijuana reform," Working Families Party wrote on Twitter. "We’re sending him back so he can keep fighting and delivering for working New Yorkers."

Again, this is not official as of 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

Jackson has held the seat since 2018.

The race was expected to come down to Jackson and Vasquez, the latter of whom has been endorsed by a slew of uptown elected officials, including Council Members Carmen De La Rosa and Shaun Abreu, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, and Rep. Adriano Espaillat.

Vasquez currently works at the United Federation of Teachers union and serves on Community Board 12.

Jackson has also collected a number of endorsements from elected officials, including Council Member Gale Brewer, Assembly Members Jose Rivera and Linda Rosenthal, and State Senators Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Jamaal Bailey, Alessandra Biaggi, Jose Serrano, Gustavo Rivera, Jon Liu, Brad Hoylman, Julia Salazar, and Jessica Ramos.

Jackson has also been endorsed by a lengthy list of unions and political clubs.

State Senate — Brooklyn

District 25

Incumbent Jabari Brisport declared victory in the Democratic primary for the state Senate's 25th District, but no outlets had yet to call the race as of Tuesday evening.

Brisport carried 70.7 percent of the vote as of 10:54 p.m., according to NY1.

Conrad Tillard, who had Mayor Eric Adams' endorsement, had 15.6 percent with 58.23 percent of the total vote counted.

Renee Holmes had 13.7 percent.

The district covers Bed-Stuy, Clinton Hill and swaths of other neighborhoods such as Prospect Heights.

State Senate — Queens

District 15

Longtime Queens lawmaker Joseph Addabbo Jr. is projected to win over two Democratic challengers in a race for a Queens state Senate seat, according to NY1.

Preliminary results from NY1, as of 11:28 p.m., with 94.15 percent of the expected vote are:

• Joseph Addabbo, 56.9% (3,865)
• Japneet Singh, 29% (1,972)
• Albert Baldeo, 14.1% (957)

Addabbo has represented the district since 2008, but a recent redistricting saw his home cut from the map, according to the Queens Daily Eagle. But he's allowed to run again because it's a redistricting year.

He faces challenges from Baldeo and Singh.

The district, after the redistricting, now encompasses Forest Hills and parts of Glendale, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill and Woodhaven.

District 59

Kristen Gonzalez appeared set to defeat Elizabeth Crowley in Western Queens's hard-fought State Senate race, marking the latest apparent victory for a socialist candidate in Astoria and Long Island City.

Crowley, the former City Council member and Borough President candidate, conceded to the tech worker Gonzalez just before 10 p.m., as Gonzalez was leading by more than 20 percentage points.
"Today, we really proved that socialism wins," Gonzalez said in a speech to supporters reported by THE CITY.

Preliminary vote totals as of 11 p.m. (97.94% of scanners reporting):

• Francoise Olivas: 1.12% (248 votes)
• Kristen S. Gonzalez: 58.53% (12,948 votes)
• Elizabeth S. Crowley: 32.21% (7,126 votes)
• Nomiki Konst: 1.56% (346 votes)
• Michael D. Corbett: 6.37% (1,410 votes)

The race had not been officially called by 11 p.m., though a vast majority of votes had been counted.

Crowley, a former City Council member and candidate for Queens Borough President, joined the race despite living outside the district, in Glendale. A relative centrist, she has been backed by much of the city's political establishment, including Mayor Eric Adams and Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.

Her main rival has been Gonzalez, a tech worker running with the backing of the Democratic Socialists of America. Gonzalez's supporters included U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Councilmember Tiffany Cabán, State Sen. Michael Gianaris, and the Working Families Party.

Also running is Michael Corbett, a Manhattan political aide who won the support of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney.

Two previously-declared candidates withdrew from the 59th District race in recent weeks: progressive Nomiki Konst, who endorsed Gonzalez, and Francoise Olivas, who endorsed Crowley.

Patch writers Nick Garber, Gus Saltonstall and Kathleen Culliton contributed to this report.