Israel Critic Jamaal Bowman Loses Most Expensive House Primary Ever
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)—a Squad member and a fierce opponent of Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza—has lost his primary, marking a huge win for the country’s U.S. backers, who spent nearly $15 million to boost his intra-party rival George Latimer.
Multiple outlets called the race some 40 minutes after polls closed in the district spanning the north edge of the Bronx and adjacent suburbs.
Bowman had failed to pull sufficient votes in his urban bases to overcome Latimer, who serves as Westchester County executive. With more than $22 million spent across both camps and supportive political action committees, the primary was the costliest in American history, and marked a dispute not just between pro-Israel and anti-Israel factions but between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party itself.