NY-7 Democratic primary, 2026 — full tally

Published: retrieved 2026-08-13 | Source: reporting

Summary

The only retrievable full vote tally for a 2026 New York congressional primary. claire-valdez, a 36-year-old DSA-aligned state assemblymember (Texas-born painter, elected to AD-37 in 2024), won the open NY-7 seat vacated by retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez, beating Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso — whom Velázquez had endorsed — by a wide margin. Also records her 2024 Assembly path: she took the seat by defeating scandal-hit incumbent Juan Ardila in a primary where he finished third with under 10%.

Key Claims

NY-7 Democratic primary, 2026-06-23:

• Margin: Valdez by 20.3 points / 13,571 votes.
• Total primary ballots: ~66,953.
• This was an open seat — no incumbent was defeated in NY-7.
• 2024 AD-37 primary: Valdez 4,075 (58.6%), Johanna Carmona 2,179 (31.3%), incumbent Juan Ardila 675 (9.7%).
• 2024 AD-37 general: Valdez 34,293 (98.5%) on Democratic + Working Families lines.

Connections

Entities mentioned: claire-valdez, zohran-mamdani, bernie-sanders, dsa Events: 2026-ny-congressional-primaries

Contradictions / Tensions

• The 20-point margin is the cycle’s most lopsided DSA-aligned congressional result and the strongest single datum for does-socialism-win-elections — but it is an open seat in a Brooklyn/Queens district (Williamsburg, Bushwick) that is among the most favorable terrain in the country for the left. Do not generalize it to purple-state contests like 2026-michigan-senate-primary or 2026-wisconsin-gubernatorial-primary.
• ~67,000 primary ballots against a general electorate several times larger — the low-turnout-primary critique applies here even though it does not apply to 2025-nyc-mayoral-general.

Notes

Tertiary source, logged genre: reporting for schema compatibility. Reporting outlets covering this race (19th News, NBC News, ABC7) either paywalled, 403’d, or carried no tabulated numbers; this was the only full tally obtainable. Verify against NYC BOE certified results.