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Will Republicans ever make inroads in NYC?

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16.07.2026

Despite all the political alarms resounding from last month’s primary upsets by left-wing Democrats running for Congress, the Republicans have yet to organize a competitive response.

Consider three districts where favored Democrats lost to candidates backed by democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The GOP is putting up opponents — but none of them seem to have much of a chance or are getting serious party commitments.

Manual “Jomo” Williams is set to oppose Darializa Avila Chevalier, the unabashed radical who defeated Rep. Adriano Espaillat in the Bronx-Manhattan CD13. He’s unusual for a GOP candidate; he ran in 2021 on an ad hoc Black Lives Matter party line for City Council on Manhattan’s Upper West Side but supported funding police.

In Brooklyn-Manhattan CD10, former Comptroller Brad Lander effectively unseated Rep. Dan Goldman. Jennifer Moore, the first-time Republican candidate, a seasoned political operative and campaign........

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