By Gus Saltonstall
Upper West Side Assemblymember Micah Lasher has won the Democratic primary for the New York-12 Congressional District, according to the New York Times and New York 1.
The race was called for Lasher around 10:10 p.m. with 85 percent of the vote counted, according to New York 1.
Here are the results at that time on Tuesday.
- Micah Lasher: 39 percent (winner)
- Alex Bores: 35 percent
- Jack Schlossberg: 10 percent
- Nina Schwalbe: 7 percent
- George Conway: 6 percent
West Side Rag reporter Lily Seltz is at Lasher’s election night party on Tuesday at Jacob’s Pickles, who reported a large cheer in the room when the initial voting numbers came on the screen.
The other race in the neighborhood is Assembly District 69, which covers the northern portion of the Upper West Side and the entirety of Morningside Heights. Eli Northrup has a commanding lead over his opponent Stephanie Ruskay, according to New York 1, which is reporting 90 percent of the vote as of 10 p.m.
- Eli Northrup: 60 percent
- Stephanie Ruskay: 39 percent
Elsewhere, Thomas DiNapoli has won re-election in the Democratic primary for New York’s Comptroller, defeating Drew Warshaw, according to the New York Times.
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