Micah Lasher Wins NY-12 Primary: AP

NEW YORK CITY — The Associated Press has called the race in the NY-12 Democratic primary for candidate Micah Lasher.

The race to replace longtime Democratic NY-12 Rep. Jerry Nadler, who has served more than 30 years in office, is one everyone has been watching.

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Lasher, an Assemblymember representing the Upper West Side, won the crowded field with roughly 39 percent of the vote, with nearly 97 percent of the ballots counted.

Lasher, in his remarks after the race was called, told the Associated Press he wants to "revamp and recharge the Democratic Party" and to show that Democrats in Congress have "bold new ideas to improve the lives of struggling Americans and then deliver on them."

Assemblymember Alex Bores, who represents the Upper East Side, lost the race with roughly 35 percent of the vote.

"This is not the outcome we hoped for, but I want to congratulate Micah Lasher, who will represent this district well in Congress," Bores told Patch.

Though Bores "didn't get into this race to make a singular point about AI," he said his results proved that "when you take on difficult problems and entrenched power, people will always join you in the fight."

Nadler himself endorsed Lasher as his successor, while former Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who represented the Upper East Side in Congress before both neighborhoods were combined into one congressional district, endorsed Bores. Meanwhile, Jack Schlossberg, the Kennedy scion, earned an endorsement from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

NY-12 includes the Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Midtown, Hell’s Kitchen, Central Park, Union Square, Chelsea and Stuyvesant Town.

Despite the race's high profile, early tallies showed middling voter turnout across New York City. More than 420,527 New Yorkers had checked in to vote by 6 p.m. Tuesday, including mail-in ballots, according to New York City's Board of Elections.

Once all the votes are tallied and certified by the New York City Board of Elections, the official final totals will be announced. All results are unofficial until the Board of Elections certifies them.

Representative in Congress - 12th Congressional District

97.52 percent of scanners reported

• Nina Schwalbe (7,266 votes, or 7 percent of the vote)
• Patrick Timmins (306 votes, or 0.30 percent of the vote)
• Chris Diep (194 votes, or 0.19 percent of the vote)
• George Conway (6,212 votes, or 6 percent of the vote)
• Laura Dunn (1,361 votes, or 1 percent of the vote)
• Micah C. Lasher (40,106 votes, or 39 percent of the vote)
• Alex Bores (35,822 votes, or 35 percent of the vote)
• Jack Kennedy Schlossberg (11,036 votes, or 10 percent of the vote)

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