Micah Lasher wins Democratic primary to succeed Jerry Nadler

Published June 23, 2026 10:23pm ET | Updated June 23, 2026 10:37pm ET



Micah Lasher won the competitive Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), holding off Assemblyman Alex Bores in New York‘s 12th Congressional District.

Lasher led with 39% of the vote to Bores’s 35% with 85% of the vote counted, according to the Associated Press. He prevailed over a crowded field that also featured Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg and attorney-turned-activist George Conway.

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