Westchester County Executive George Latimer easily defeated Rep. Jamaal Bowman in Tuesday's Democratic primary.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Voters in the Bronx and Westchester County decided the 16th Congressional District race between Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Westchester County Executive George Latimer , and it wasn't close. Latimer trounced the two-term congressman in a closely watched Democratic primary, the most expensive in history.'Our current congressmember did not fit the district and our new congressmember to be is a perfect fit,' Assemblywoman Amy Paulin said.
' Read more: Democratic Party's divisions on Israel front and center in House primary in New YorkMany of Latimer's voters said they were motivated by Bowman's harsh criticism of how Israel is fighting Hamas. By one estimate, election turnout in the Jewish community approached 60%.'Very high interest in the race. Going back even, I'll say, before Oct. 7, there was discontent with Jamaal Bowman representing us in Congress,' said Jeff Levin of Scarsdale.
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