Avila Chevalier Wins Democratic Primary For New York's 13th District
The upset strengthens Zohran Mamdani’s progressive bloc and all but guarantees her a House seat in a district that has never elected a Republican.
- On Tuesday, socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated incumbent Representative Adriano Espaillat in New York's 13th Congressional District primary, leading 49.4% to 46% with 87% of ballots counted.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Avila Chevalier, marking a significant win for his effort to reshape the city's congressional delegation while she leveraged the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's support of Espaillat in campaign messaging.
- In the campaign's final days, Avila Chevalier claimed she was "hit with attacks that use Haitian as a slur, a coordinated wave of Islamophobia," while Espaillat condemned the rhetoric Tuesday and called for people to "tone it down."
- The 71-year-old incumbent, who has served in Congress since 2017, held endorsements from the Congressional Black Caucus and Latino Victory Fund, yet the primary result marks a departure from the district's traditional power structure.
- Avila Chevalier is all but guaranteed to win November's general election in the heavily Democratic Harlem-area district, as this victory marks one of three House endorsements Mamdani made to reshape the city's congressional representation.
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