Lasher Wins NY-12 Primary; Four GOP Nominees Set for Fall House Races
Two primary cycles of New York redistricting have produced a volatile congressional map that will again test whether 2024's Democratic gains in the state hold under a competitive November environment.
Micah Lasher won the Democratic primary in New York's 12th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Assemblyman Alex Bores and a field that included attorney George Conway and Kennedy family member Jack Schlossberg, according to the Associated Press. With 85 percent of votes counted, Lasher held 39 percent to Bores's 35 percent, per AP tabulations. The district, anchored on Manhattan's Upper East and Upper West Sides, is rated heavily Democratic, meaning Lasher enters the general election as the clear frontrunner to succeed retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), who has represented the seat since 1992 (congressional record, clerk.house.gov).
Separately, New York Republican primary voters on Tuesday selected nominees in four competitive congressional districts — two on Long Island and two upstate — as the GOP works to defend its current House majority, according to reporting by the Washington Examiner. The specific nominees in those four districts had not been fully certified at publication time; complete certified results will be available through the New York State Board of Elections (elections.ny.gov).
The contested races reflect New York's redistricting history. Following a 2022 cycle in which Republicans won several New York seats in what analysts described as a strong Republican performance, Democrats recaptured three of the four competitive districts in the 2024 general election, according to the Washington Examiner. The precise vote margins and district boundaries applicable to each 2026 race are drawn under court-ordered maps; the current operative district lines are on file with the New York State Board of Elections and the U.S. House Clerk.
In Utah, Ben McAdams, a former U.S. representative (2019–2021, UT-04), won the Democratic primary for a Salt Lake City-area seat created through court-ordered redistricting, according to the New York Times. The Times reported the seat is rated as leaning Democratic under the new lines. McAdams previously held a competitive seat and lost his 2020 re-election bid to Republican Burgess Owens by approximately 1,100 votes, per certified FEC general election results (fec.gov, 2020 cycle).
What remains unknown across all four New York Republican primaries is the final certified vote totals and nominee names for each district, which would be confirmed through official Board of Elections canvass results. In Utah, the November general election opponent for McAdams has not yet been determined. Both states' full candidate financial disclosure records for the primary cycle are available through FEC filings at fec.gov, and any lobbying or PAC activity tied to candidates would be disclosed through LDA filings at lda.senate.gov.