Maryland, New York, Utah and South Carolina Primary Results
June 24, 2026 · 6:27 PM EDT
By Jacob Rubashkin, Nathan L. Gonzales and Inshara Ali
Key Democratic primaries dominated the most recent round of voting in Maryland, New York and Utah while South Carolina hosted runoffs on both sides of the aisle. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America flexed their political muscle in the Empire State in races that will shape the next Congress and Republicans hope will reshape the elections.
Rather than a national electorate focused on President Donald Trump, the strength of the economy and the direction of the country, GOP strategists will highlight the newest members as the faces and leaders of a Democratic Party that is out of step with the mainstream of the country. Only time will tell whether Republicans are successful in shifting the midterm conversation.
Here’s what happened on Tuesday:
New York
1st District (Eastern Long Island and north shore of Suffolk County) Nick LaLota, R, re-elected 55%. Trump 54%. Former Army pilot Chris Gallant won the Democratic primary with 63 percent of the vote in a district that begins off the battleground. Solid Republican.
3rd District (Northern Nassau County) Tom Suozzi, D, re-elected 52%. Trump 51%. Suozzi easily beat back a more progressive challenger, 80-20 percent, and will face former state Rep. Mike LiPetri in the fall. LiPetri has a 60-point lead over Air Force veteran Greg Hach in the GOP primary. Lean Democratic.
4th District (Southern Nassau County) Laura Gillen, D, elected 51%. Harris 50%. Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll cleared her first hurdle as a congressional candidate, winning the GOP primary with 92 percent of the vote after being picked as a last-minute replacement for former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito. Now she has to raise more money to compete against Gillen. Tilt Democratic.
7th District (Northern Brooklyn and western Queens) Open; Nydia Velazquez, D, not seeking re-election. Harris 72%. State Assemblywoman Clare Valdez, a Democratic Socialist, won the Democratic primary 56-36 percent over Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and others, and will be a member of Congress next year. Valdez had support from Mayor Zohran Mamdani while Reynoso was backed by the outgoing congresswoman and state Attorney General Tish James. Solid Democratic.
10th District (Lower Manhattan and northwestern Brooklyn) Open; Dan Goldman, D, lost primary. Harris 79%. Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander handily defeated the congressman, 66-34 percent, with approximately 90 percent of the estimated vote counted. While it might look like an upset, the outcome wasn’t a surprise. Goldman won his initial primary in 2022 with just 26 percent and has never been a favorite of the party’s progressive wing while Lander has a long political history in the community and had the support from Mayor Zohran Mamdani in this race. Lander will be a member of Congress next year. Solid Democratic.
12th District (Midtown and Upper East and Upper West sides of Manhattan) Open; Jerry Nadler, not seeking re-election. Harris 81%. State Assemblyman Micah Lasher won the crowded and competitive primary. Lasher, who had the support of the outgoing congressman, finished first with 39 percent followed by Assemblyman Alex Bores (35 percent), John F. Kennedy grandson Jack Kennedy Schlossberg (11 percent), public health expert Nina Schwalbe (7 percent) and anti-Trump attorney George Conway (6 percent). Lasher is coming to Congress next year from one of the most Democratic seats in the country. Solid Democratic.
13th District (Northern Manhattan and western Bronx) Open; Adriano Espaillat, D, lost primary. Harris 79%. Community organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated the congressman, 49-46 percent, with 87 percent of the estimated vote counted. Avila Chevalier, a Democratic Socialist, was one of at least three candidates backed by New York City Zohran Mamdani to prevail on Tuesday. She’ll be a member of Congress next year. Solid Democratic.
17th District (Lower Hudson Valley) Mike Lawler, R, re-elected 52%. Harris 49.9%. Special forces veteran Cait Conley won the Democratic nomination with 51 percent against Rockland County Legislator Beth Davidson (29 percent), Tarrytown Village Trustee Effie Phillips-Staley (16 percent) and others with approximately 72 percent of the estimated vote counted. Conley, who had support from VoteVets, will now face Lawler in one of the most competitive races in the country. Lawler is a rare Republican representing a district where Vice President Kamala Harris finished ahead of President Donald Trump in 2024. Lawler is a savvy politician, but he’s at risk as a member of the party in power at a time when voters are dissatisfied. Toss-up.
21st District (North Country and part of Albany area) Open; Elise Stefanik, R, not seeking re-election. Trump 60%. Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino had Trump’s endorsement and defeated state Assemblyman Robert Smullen, 59-40 percent, in the Republican primary. He’ll face farmer Blake Gendebien, who won the Democratic nomination with 65 percent. This race is not likely to be competitive in November, unless Smullen continues running on the Conservative Party line — Constantino and state Conservative Party Chairman Jerry Kassar are locked in a bitter feud. Solid Republican.
Maryland
5th District (D.C.’s Prince George’s County outer suburbs and southern Maryland) Open; Steny Hoyer, D, not seeking re-election. Harris 58%. State Del. Adrian Boafo won a crowded and expensive Democratic primary to succeed long-time Rep. Steny Hoyer. Boafo was endorsed by Hoyer and had significant support from a pro-cryptocurrency super PAC and AIPAC’s super PAC. With two-thirds of the estimated vote counted, Boafo was first with 32 percent followed by wealthy home health care CEO Quincy Bareebe (18 percent), former Capitol Hill police officer Harry Dunn (14 percent), Prince George’s County Councilwoman Wala Blegay (11 percent), former Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker (10 percent),, state Sen. Arthur Ellis (4 percent) and others. Solid Democratic.
6th District (Western Maryland and northwestern D.C. exurbs) April McClain Delaney, D, elected 53%. Harris 51%. McClain Delaney turned back an expensive challenge from former Rep. David Trone by 6 points with 67 percent of the estimated vote counted. The race has been called by the AP. Both candidates spent millions of their own fortunes on the race — Trone has spent at least $150 million running for office over the past decade. Alexis Goldstein, who ran on an anti-data center platform, is capturing 9 percent. Republicans appear on the precipice of nominating perennial candidate and famed Wizards heckler Robin Ficker, who will not win the general election. Solid Democratic.
Governor. Wes Moore (D), elected 2022 (65%). Moore got his preferred GOP opponent in state Del. Dan Cox, who won the GOP primary with 45 percent over indoor soccer team owner Ed Hale. Moore thrashed Cox in 2022 and there’s no reason to believe 2026 will be much different. Solid Democratic.
South Carolina
Governor. Open; Henry McMaster (R), term-limited. State Attorney General Alan Wilson finished well ahead of Lt. Gov. Pam Evette in the GOP runoff and is well-positioned to win in November. Evette finished atop a crowded field in the initial primary with an endorsement from President Donald Trump. But Trump, seeing a potential Evette loss on the horizon, endorsed both candidates ahead of the runoff. Evette becomes the third Trump-endorsed candidate in recent weeks to come up short of nomination, joining Rep. Randy Feenstra in Iowa and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in Georgia. Wilson, the son of Rep. Joe Wilson, is favored over Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson, in November. Solid Republican.
1st District (Coastal South Carolina and Charleston Suburbs) Open; Nancy Mace R, lost primary for governor. Charleston County Councilor Jenny Costa Honeycutt defeated state Rep. Mark Smith, 54-46 percent, in the GOP primary. This seat was drawn to elect a Republican and it would take a significant Democratic wave to make it competitive, but retired Admiral Nancy Lacore is a strong fundraiser and will try her best after outpacing Hilton Head general counsel Mac Deford, 52-48 percent, in the Democratic primary runoff. Solid Republican.
Utah
1st District (Salt Lake County) Open; Blake Moore, R, running in the 2nd District. Harris 60%. Former Rep. Ben McAdams is probably headed back to Congress after cleaning up in the Democratic primary for this redrawn seat. The onetime Salt Lake County mayor won 60 percent after progressives couldn’t consolidate behind a single opponent. State Sen. Nate Blouin had backing from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and finished in second with 24 percent. Solid Democratic.
2nd District (Northern Utah) Blake Moore, R. Trump 59%. Moore beat state Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, 58-42 percent, in the GOP primary. Lisonbee had support from a number of state legislators and Turning Point Action, and had made her opposition to a proposed data center in the district a major part of her campaign. Solid Republican.
3rd District (Eastern and Southern Utah) Celeste Maloy, R. Trump 60%. Two years after nearly losing her primary, Maloy put up a much stronger performance against former state Rep. Phil Lyman. A last-minute Trump endorsement probably wasn’t even critical for Maloy, who leads, 69-31 percent, with just over half of the vote reporting. Solid Republican.