“Flashpoints included…an “endorsement” of [Rep. Carolyn] Maloney by former President Donald Trump” which she quickly rejected.…“This is laughable and I reject any endorsement from Donald Trump,” Maloney’s loss means the end of her 30-year career in the US House of Representatives.
Results as of 9:30 p.m. (64.64% of scanners reporting):
- Carolyn B. Maloney: 25.13% (13,694 votes)
- Ashmi Sheth: 1.05% (573 votes)
- Jerrold L. Nadler: 55.84% (30,429 votes)
- Suraj Patel: 17.82% (9,711 votes)
The AP called Nadler’s victory at 9:38 p.m.
Thousands of votes had yet to be counted Tuesday evening, though the preliminary count included absentee votes.
Background
The primary was an unexpected result of the chaotic redistricting process, which ended with a court-ordered redrawing that merged both sides of Manhattan into a single district for the first time in recent memory.
That forced Nadler and Maloney — veteran lawmakers who both chair powerful congressional committees — into a primary against each other. They were joined by Patel, an attorney who had previously challenged Maloney twice in her old East Side-based district, and was gunning for a third campaign against her.
Initially a collegial affair, the race has turned hostile in recent weeks, with Maloney amplifying a claim that Nadler is “senile” and Patel knocking the incumbents — who are both in their mid-seventies — for being out of touch.
A map of Manhattan’s current congressional districts (left) and the new 12th District drawn by special master Jonathan Cervas (right), which took effect for this primary. (Mapbox/Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center)
Policy-wise, Patch’s interviews with all three candidates revealed some substantial differences on issues like real estate development and the future of Midtown.
Maloney, in office since 1993, was initially seen as a possible favorite in the race, since the new 12th District includes much of her former territory in Midtown and the East Side.
But Nadler, an Upper West Sider who took office in 1992, appeared to gain momentum down the stretch,
especially after winning an endorsement
from the New York Times editorial board —
which noted Maloney’s prior skepticism toward vaccines and her votes for the Patriot Act and the Iraq War. (Nadler voted against both.)
Other flashpoints included the revelation that Maloney had loaned her campaign nearly $1 million of her own money, and
an “endorsement” of Maloney by former President Donald Trump.
Besides the 12th Congressional District race, other elections happening across Manhattan on Tuesday included the crowded 10th Congressional District race in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, and a number of State Senate primaries — including on the Upper West Side and in Harlem.
This was the second primary election that Manhattanites have voted in this summer — a result of New York’s chaotic redistricting process, in which a judge delayed primaries for State Senate and Congress after ordering that district maps be redrawn.
In the previous primary, on June 28, the Upper East Side nominated Alex Bores to succeed retiring Assemblymember Dan Quart, and Hell’s Kitchen picked Tony Simone to replace 50-year incumbent Dick Gottfried. Other Manhattan incumbents including Linda Rosenthal, Rebecca Seawright, Eddie Gibbs and Danny O’Donnell were all either renominated or ran unopposed.”
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Added: 5 days before election day, “former President Donald Trump unexpectedly added his voice to the District 12 congressional race by endorsing Rep. Carolyn Maloney” which Ms. Maloney rejected. “This is laughable and I reject any endorsement from Donald Trump,” Rep. Maloney said.
Aug. 18, 2022, “Trump Makes Endorsement In UWS/UES Congress Race: Maloney Rejects," Patch.com, Gus Saltonstall, Upper West Side, NY, NY
Maloney, a longtime Democratic representative and the chair of the Congressional Oversight Committee, quickly rejected the endorsement, saying that it was a “laughable” move by the 45th President of the United States.
Here’s what Trump wrote on the social media website Truth Social about Maloney and Nadler.
“On the other hand, Jerry Nadler is likewise a hard driving man of the people, whose energy and attention to detail is unlike anyone else in Congress,” Trump wrote. “He is high energy sharp, quick-witted, and bright.”
“You can’t go wrong with either, but Carolyn Maloney is the better man. She will lead our country into a very GREEN and prosperous future. Carolyn has my complete and total endorsement, she will never let our Conservative Movement down,” he added. “A vote for Carolyn Maloney in NY-12 is a vote for the future!”
She begged for a check with no quid pro quote, and I gave it to her.”
Multiple lines within Trump’s endorsement, such as “she will never let our Conservative Movement down,” or “who has always said terrific things about me,” — makes it unclear what level of sarcasm was intended by the former president’s posts [or if the lines were a lack of clarity about reality].
Maloney has a well documented history of not saying terrific things about Trump.
Irrelevant of the sincerity of the endorsement made by Trump, Maloney was quick to reject it.
“This is laughable and I reject any endorsement from Donald Trump,” Maloney wrote on Twitter. “Trump doesn’t respect women. He instigated the attacks on January 6th and claimed that the 2020 election was a big lie.”
“He should be more concerned about the investigation I’m leading as Chair of the Oversight Committee into the storage of his classified documents at Mar-a-Lao,” she added. “Thanks, but no thanks. I’ll pass.”
Trump also endorsed Dan Goldman in New York’s District 10 race.”
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