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Mr. Bowman defeated the 16-term incumbent in a race that pitted the Democratic establishment against the party’s progressive wing.Jamaal Bowman ran on an anti-establishment message.Credit...Desiree Rios for The New York TimesJuly 17, 2020Updated 1:19 p.m. ETJamaal Bowman, a progressive insurgent, has scored a stunning victory over Representative Eliot L. Engel of New York in the…

Jamaal Bowman declared victory Wednesday over Rep. Eliot L. Engel in New York’s 16th Congressional District Democratic primary — scoring a win for the party’s far-left and signaling the end of the incumbent’s 30-year career in the House. “I cannot wait to get to Washington and cause problems for the people maintaining the status quo,”…

Progressive insurgent Jamaal Bowman was leading Rep. Eliot EngelEliot Lance EngelBowman holds double-digit lead over Engel in NY primary Ocasio-Cortez fends off challenger in House primary The Hill's Campaign Report: Primary night in Kentucky and New York MORE (D-N.Y.) by double digits in one of the most heavily anticipated primaries of the year on Tuesday…

Rep. Eliot Engel’s bruising primary fight to fend off a left-leaning challenger in New York’s 16th Congressional District has become the latest front in the battle between establishment Democrats and the insurgent wing led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Tuesday’s contest has Democrats choosing sides, with some top party figures turning on Mr. Engel and the…