Jamaal Bowman Loses Democratic Primary in Backlash to Hostile Anti-Israel Rhetoric

Representative Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) lost his third-term primary bid to Westchester County executive George Latimer on Tuesday, as New York Democrats overwhelmingly rejected the “Squad” member’s hostile brand of anti-Israel radicalism.

Latimer easily bested Bowman, capturing 55 percent of the vote to Bowman’s 45 percent, with just over half of votes in. The Associated Press called the race less than an hour after polls closed.

Latimer, who spent three decades in the state legislature before being elected county executive in 2018, is now the prohibitive favorite to capture the heavily Democratic New York House seat in November. New York’s 16th congressional district, which Bowman has represented since 2021, covers parts of Westchester County and the Bronx.