WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat George Latimer defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York’s 16th Congressional District on the strength of his showing in vote-rich Westchester County, according to an Associated Press analysis of initial vote results.
The result marks the first primary defeat this year of a Democratic U.S. House incumbent.
Here’s a look at how the AP determined the winner:
U.S. House, New York’s 16th District (D)
CANDIDATES: Bowman, Latimer
WINNER: Latimer
CALLED AT: 9:38 p.m. ET
POLL CLOSING TIME: 9 p.m. ET
ABOUT THE RACE: The heated primary highlights a deep division within the Democratic Party over the Israel-Hamas War. Bowman, a former middle school principal who was seeking a third congressional term, has
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