The official, unofficial election night data from the Board of Elections details the highly competitive Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional District.
Ralph Yozzo
The official, unofficial election night data from the Board of Elections details the highly competitive Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional District.
With 98.07% of scanners reporting, Micah C. Lasher won the crowded primary to succeed retiring Representative Jerry Nadler. Lasher narrowly defeated his closest competitor, State Assemblymember Alex Bores, by a margin of 4,284 votes.
Here is the breakdown of the official night-of numbers:
NY-12 Democratic Primary Results
| Candidate | Total Votes | Vote Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Micah C. Lasher | 40,106 | 39.1% |
| Alex Bores | 35,822 | 35.0% |
| Jack Kennedy Schlossberg | 11,036 | 10.8% |
| Nina Schwalbe | 7,266 | 7.1% |
| George Conway | 6,212 | 6.1% |
| Laura Dunn | 1,361 | 1.3% |
| Patrick Timmins | 306 | 0.3% |
| Chris Diep | 194 | 0.2% |
| Write-In | 160 | 0.2% |
Key Takeaways & The "Local Money" Dynamic
Your prediction about funding heavily steering this race hits the nail on the head, though it played out as a historic proxy war. The primary became one of the most expensive House primaries on record, heavily altered by massive outside super PAC spending rather than just standard local fundraising:
- The AI Tech Battle: Alex Bores, a software engineer who passed AI regulation in the NY State Assembly, became a prime target for pro-AI venture capital super PACs (with ties to OpenAI investors). These groups poured over $8 million into the race to campaign against Bores. Meanwhile, Anthropic-backed allies spent heavily in support of Bores.
- The Establishment Guard: Lasher secured institutional backing from the retiring incumbent Rep. Jerry Nadler, Governor Kathy Hochul, and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, anchoring strong establishment and local donor networks on the Upper West Side to push him over the finish line.
- High-Profile Defeats: Despite massive initial name recognition, Kennedy grandson Jack Schlossberg finished a distant third, and anti-Trump commentator George Conway finished fifth.
Because NY-12 is a safely deep-blue district encompassing Manhattan's Upper West and Upper East Sides, Lasher is the heavy favorite to win the general election this November.