Ritchie Torres Scores Victory for Progressives in New York Primary
- Calls in Democratic races delayed by mail-in ballot concerns
- Maloney challenger hasn’t conceded defeat in bid to unseat her
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Representative Carolyn Maloney and City Councilman Ritchie Torres were declared winners of their New York Democratic congressional primaries, after results were delayed for six weeks by snags and challenges tied to mail-in voting.
New York City Board of Elections spokeswoman Valerie Vazquez-Diaz on Wednesday confirmed the Tuesday night claim by Maloney, 74, that she defeated progressive lawyer Suraj Patel in the race to represent the 12th District, which covers Manhattan’s upper east side as well as parts of Brooklyn and Queens.