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Democratic Socialist Rabb Wins Primary, Secures House Nomination

5/20/2026

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Rabb won the Democratic primary with 44.3% of the vote, becoming the first self-identified Democratic Socialist to secure the nomination in the nation’s House district.
No Republican filed, making the primary the decisive election in a district that gave 88% of its 2024 presidential vote to Kamala Harris.
Rabb earned endorsements from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Working Families Party, the Democratic Socialists of America and Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Rabb won the Democratic primary with 44.3% of the vote, becoming the first self-identified Democratic Socialist to secure the nomination in the nation’s House district.
No Republican filed, making the primary the decisive election in a district that gave 88% of its 2024 presidential vote to Kamala Harris.
Rabb earned endorsements from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Working Families Party, the Democratic Socialists of America and Philadelphia Inquirer.