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The West Side of Manhattan, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Open AI and Assembly Member Micah Lasher won Tuesday night in New York\u2019s most expensive, and one of its most competitive, congressional primary races this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read more NY-21 Republicans choose Constantino, stand with Trump<\/a><\/p>\n

Multiple outlets called the race for Lasher shortly after 10 p.m., with the Upper West Side Assembly Member leading East Side Assembly Member Alex Bores by roughly four percentage points with 98% of scanners reporting.<\/p>\n

Flanked by Nadler and Gov. Kathy Hochul, two of his bold-faced endorsers, Lasher addressed a standing-room only crowd at Jacob\u2019s Pickles on the Upper West Side. \u201cWhen I began this race, I said there were two things above all that I wanted to do in Congress: revamp and recharge a Democratic party in Washington that has in so many ways failed to meet the moment, and help transform it into the opposition party it must be, so we can take on the madman in the White House,\u201d Lasher said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bores spoke to a packed room of supporters at a party near Gramercy Park shortly before Lasher\u2019s victory speech. \u201cWhile we came up short, we made a mark that won’t soon be forgotten,\u201d Bores told the crowd, congratulating Lasher.<\/p>\n

The Democratic primary in New York\u2019s 12th congressional district is the most expensive in the city this year \u2013\u00a0not because of what candidates themselves have spent, but because of the tens of millions of dollars spent by super PACs. Those millions were all targeted for \u2013\u00a0or against \u2013\u00a0frontrunners Bores and Lasher.<\/p>\n

Read more Live blog: 2026 primary day in New York<\/a><\/p>\n

But the race included two other high-profile candidates \u2013\u00a0Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg and Trump antagonist George Conway \u2013\u00a0as well as Nina Schwalbe, whose recognition grew only towards the end of the race. While Lasher ended the night with 39% of the vote and Bores 35%, Schlossberg earned just 11%, followed by Schwalbe with 7% and Conway with 6%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unlike the three other competitive congressional primaries in the city this year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani didn\u2019t endorse in NY-12 \u2013\u00a0despite being a new resident. (City Council Speaker Julie Menin, also a resident and Mamdani\u2019s neighbor on the Upper East Side, didn\u2019t endorse either.)\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition to the eight candidates on the ballot, the Democratic primary in NY-12 has featured another main character: The booming artificial intelligence industry. Bores, who sponsored AI regulation in the state Legislature known as the RAISE Act, had promised to do so in Congress too. Early in the race, the Open AI-linked Think Big PAC began spending against Bores and has now spent roughly $8 million against him. On the other hand, Anthropic-linked super PACs and a super PAC funded by crypto billionaire Chris Larsen spent around $18 million in support of Bores altogether, per Politico\u2019s tally.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lasher addressed that spending in his victory speech. \u201cI have some news for the two big AI companies who have taken such an unusual interest in who won this congressional seat,\u201d he said. \u201cI won’t be taking my cues from either of you when it comes to protecting our kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Endorsement wars: Rep. Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez takes on Mamdani and the DSA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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