Over half a million New Yorkers took to the polls on Election Day to cast their ballots in various State, congressional and judicial primaries. In the State Comptroller’s Democratic primary, 522,994 New Yorkers cast their vote, while in the sole Republican Primary for State Assembly in A.D. 86 in The Bronx, 188 people voted.

 

Total voting check-ins as of 6 p.m. for The Bronx totalled 44, 965, while 4,359 Bronxites mailed-in their ballots.

 

The race to watch was the Democratic primary in New York’s 13th congressional district which was won, as reported, by challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier, unseating longtime incumbent Congressman Adriano Espaillat. Read more here.

Locally, Congressman Ritchie Torres saw off his nearest challenger Rev. Michael Blake in New York’s 15th congressional district, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) won his Democratic primary defeating challenger Morgan Evers, and State Sen. Robert Jackson won his Democratic primary in Senatorial District 31.

 

Conceding the race on Election Night from The Bronx Alehouse at 216 West 238th Street in Kingsbridge, Evers said, “I’m really proud of the campaign we put out, and I’m happy because this campaign, with all of your help, we knocked 36,000 doors and we made 6,000 phone calls.”

She added, “Because I wanted a real grassroots campaign, and I wanted to talk to every single voter and hear what was on their mind, and do my best to represent them, this is the beginning of our movement. I need to give more stats…” She said 90% of donations that she received for the campaign were from in-district people.”

 

Evers continued in part, “I was one of only five candidates in the State for assembly who maxed out in the first round of public matching funds, and I’m really proud of my endorsements, and most of all, I am so proud that I call myself a Working People’s Party champion.”

 

She added, “So that’s why I’m so proud of you all for standing with me because this is who I am, a regular person who goes to work and takes care of their family. That’s the type of people I want to see representing me and I didn’t see it so I wanted to be [one] for everyone in the district and everyone in The Bronx, just like someone who thinks about regular life and not corporations and lobbyists.”

 

Evers concluded, “We were outspent in this campaign three to one by dark money. We are just getting started.”

 

A little further afield, Congresswoman Alessandria Ocasio-Cortez won her Democratic primary in New York’s 14th congressional district. The results of the State Comptroller’s Democratic primary as well as the various Bronx Democratic and Republican primaries are attached. More reaction to follow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barrow said Wednesday, June 24, “The last several months have been nothing short of amazing. A simple carpenter from Kingsbridge with no political background, just a love for his community, a strong work ethic, and a vision for something greater, I aimed for the moon and landed among the stars. While this wasn’t the outcome we hoped for, I’m proud of what we built together. Thank you to every supporter, volunteer, friend, neighbor, and family member who believed in us.”

 

The first time district leader candidate added, “This campaign was powered by sweat equity, grassroots organizing, and people who genuinely care about their community. Congratulations to all the candidates who stepped up and gave it their all. I’m taking the lessons learned, the relationships built, and the insight gained back to the neighborhood, back to the work, and back to the drawing board. What started with wanting to bring representation to Kingsbridge ended with me now representing my part of Kingsbridge. But the vision is clearer, I want to represent the entire A.D. 81. This is not the end; it’s just the beginning.”