Daniel Goldman has prevailed in New York’s 10th Congressional District primary race, beating a crowded field of candidates to secure the Democratic nomination.
The lawyer, who served as lead counsel during the first impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump, enjoyed a healthy polling lead in the closing days of the race. He won with about a quarter of the vote but is expected to win the general election in November by a large margin due to the district’s D+69 partisan voter index.
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Goldman beat out Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY), who relocated to the 10th District after redistricting forced him out of his home district. Jones wound up coming in third behind New York City Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou.
Before news outlets called the race, Goldman declared victory, releasing a statement thanking the other candidates he competed against.
“Tonight’s result is a victory for all of us who are determined to fight for our fundamental rights — to expand abortion access throughout the country, to fight for our planet, and to protect our children and neighbors from the scourge of gun violence and hate crimes in our society,” he said. “I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for Congress in the 10th District.”
In the final week of the campaign, Goldman, who entered the race in June, was the recipient of a tongue-in-cheek endorsement from Trump, who called the Democrat who spearheaded charges against him “honorable, fair, and highly intelligent.”
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“While it was my honor to beat him, and beat him badly, Dan Goldman has a wonderful future ahead,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform last week, adding it was his “great honor to Strongly Endorse him.”
Goldman previously ran for attorney general of New York, but he suspended that bid when Attorney General Letitia James decided to seek reelection after ending her gubernatorial campaign last December.
