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Mayor-Backed Upsets Unseat Two Democrats, Bloomberg Fuels Wins

6/24/2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani-backed candidates unseated two Democrats in New York primaries on June 24, 2026.
Micah Lasher, candidate, won the New York 12th District nomination after $10 million from Michael Bloomberg, former mayor’s super PAC.
Adrian Boafo captured Maryland’s 5th District nomination with support from Steny Hoyer’s AMERIPAC and cryptocurrency-sector super PACs.
Greg Stanton, chair of the NewDem Action Fund, said wins illustrate a strategy for Democrats to regain House majority.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani-backed candidates unseated two Democrats in New York primaries on June 24, 2026.
Micah Lasher, candidate, won the New York 12th District nomination after $10 million from Michael Bloomberg, former mayor’s super PAC.
Adrian Boafo captured Maryland’s 5th District nomination with support from Steny Hoyer’s AMERIPAC and cryptocurrency-sector super PACs.
Greg Stanton, chair of the NewDem Action Fund, said wins illustrate a strategy for Democrats to regain House majority.