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Avila Chevalier Wins NY-13 Primary

NY-13 voters reject five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat, turning a Manhattan-Bronx primary into a public test of incumbent power

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Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat in NY-13, spanning Upper Manhattan and the Bronx.

  1. Frame 1NY-13 voters reject five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat, turning a Manhattan-Bronx primary into a public test of incumbent power.
  2. Frame 2Espaillat chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, so the loss removes a powerful House incumbent.
  3. Frame 3NBC News projected democratic socialist and community organizer Avila Chevalier as winner over the five-term congressman.
  4. Frame 4NY-13 covers Upper Manhattan and Bronx neighborhoods where affordability and Israel policy shaped the challenge.
  5. Frame 5At 88% counted, Avila Chevalier led Espaillat by less than four points.
  6. Frame 6That night, Mamdani-backed Brad Lander also beat Rep. Dan Goldman, widening New York's incumbent backlash.
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Jun 24, 3:22 PM EDT
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