Clean sweep for Mamdani-backed candidates in New York's Democratic primary

BBC News Wednesday 24 June 2026, 04:39 UTC 1 min read

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Brad Lander unseats Dan Goldman in a race that laid bare the city's divisions over the Israel-Gaza war.

Mamdani (PERSON) New York's (LOCATION) Democratic (ORG) Brad Lander (PERSON) Dan Goldman (PERSON) Israel (LOCATION)

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Clean sweep for Mamdani-backed candidates in New York's Democratic primary

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