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周二将有四个州举行初选，其中包括纽约州，该州有多场受密切关注的国会众议院竞选；还有南卡罗来纳州，该州在本月初的初选中没有候选人获得多数支持，因此将举行共和党州长候选人 runoff 决选。
纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼的影响力将接受投票箱的检验，因为他不仅背书了自己支持的三位候选人，还为他们制作了广告，在尼克斯队季后赛期间播出。他还在上周末的集会上为这三位候选人站台。曼哈顿富裕且极具影响力的第12选区选民也将选出民主党提名候选人。
犹他州和马里兰州也在当天举行州内初选。以下是周二值得关注的关键竞选：
纽约州第10选区
在去年的市长选举中，曼达尼和前纽约市审计长布拉德·兰德在排序复选制投票过程中互相背书。曼达尼胜选后，兰德宣布将挑战现任众议员丹·戈德曼——戈德曼曾是民主党首次弹劾特朗普总统时的律师团队成员之一。
2022年，戈德曼在一场竞争激烈、耗资巨大的民主党初选中胜出，拿下了包括曼哈顿下城和布鲁克林部分区域在内的选区。（作为李维斯家族的继承人，他是国会中最富有的议员之一。）但自那以后，戈德曼比其他进步派民主党人更坚定地支持以色列，兰德表示这正是他参选的动因。兰德和戈德曼都是犹太人，但他们在加沙局势上的不同立场成为本次竞选的核心议题之一。
曼达尼支持兰德，参议员伯尼·桑德斯和众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹也同样背书兰德。纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔和众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯则支持戈德曼。
民调显示兰德在初选前占据优势，但这类民调结果可能并不一致。该选区民主党占绝对多数，因此周二初选的获胜者在11月的大选中胜算极大。
纽约州第7选区
第一位当选国会议员的波多黎各女性妮迪亚·贝拉兹克斯去年宣布，将在完成本届任期后退休，这将是她的第16个任期。在退休声明中，她提到了曼达尼的胜选，称“美国民众渴望变革”。
她的选区涵盖布鲁克林西部和皇后区部分区域，因政治立场偏左而被戏称为“共产主义走廊”。她选定的继任者是布鲁克林区长安东尼奥·雷诺索，他同样是进步派人士。
但曾在州议会代表皇后区附近选区的曼达尼，却支持另一位民主党人——州议员克莱尔·巴尔德斯，后者也是一名民主社会主义者。
这场竞选演变成了民主党建制派进步派翼与民主社会主义者之间的代理人之战。5月的爱默生学院/Pix11民调显示，双方竞争激烈。
纽约州第13选区
在涵盖曼哈顿上城的第13选区，曼达尼支持民主社会主义者达里亚利扎·阿维拉·谢瓦利尔——她曾是曼达尼的现场组织者，挑战现任众议员阿德里亚诺·埃斯帕利亚特。
现年71岁的埃斯帕利亚特是首位曾为无证移民身份后当选国会议员的人，最初并未被认为会面临来自初选挑战者的 serious 威胁。他自2017年起进入国会，现任国会西班牙裔核心小组主席。在2025年的市长选举中，他最初支持前州长安德鲁·科莫，初选后迅速转而背书曼达尼。
曼达尼背书32岁的阿维拉·谢瓦利尔一事震惊了国会西班牙裔核心小组。《纽约时报》报道称，曼达尼去年曾同意背书埃斯帕利亚特。霍楚尔、杰弗里斯和纽约州总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯都支持埃斯帕利亚特。
在一场辩论中，埃斯帕利亚特提及了谢瓦利尔已删除的部分社交媒体帖子，其中一条写道“去他的卡玛拉·哈里斯”。她随后就此道歉。
纽约州第12选区
资深民主党众议员杰里·纳德勒宣布退休，空出了这个全美最富裕选区之一的席位，该选区涵盖曼哈顿中城以及上东区和上西区。在竞争激烈的初选中，纳德勒背书了前助手、州议员迈卡·拉舍，后者还获得了前纽约市市长迈克尔·布隆伯格和州长霍楚尔的支持。
其他主要竞争者包括：纽约州议员亚历克斯·博雷斯，其竞选纲领围绕人工智能监管展开；从共和党转投阵营、反对特朗普的乔治·康威，他表示只会任职一届，以便弹劾特朗普；以及政坛新人杰克·施洛斯伯格——约翰·F·肯尼迪帅气的外孙，同时也是社交媒体红人。
独立民调显示拉舍或博雷斯处于领先地位，但鉴于投票率可能较低，选举结果仍不确定。据AdImpact数据，这场竞选耗资巨大，广告支出达2600万美元。
鉴于该选区强烈的民主党倾向，周二初选的获胜者在11月的大选中胜算极大。现居住在格雷西大厦的曼达尼也在该选区内，他已确认参加了投票，但并未透露自己将票投给了谁。
纽约州第17选区
五名民主党人正在竞争纽约州第17选区的提名，以挑战共和党众议员迈克·劳勒。该选区涵盖威彻斯特县部分区域和哈德逊河谷地区。领跑的候选人包括拜登政府前网络安全专家凯特·康利、罗克兰县议员贝丝·戴维森，以及进步派人士、塔里敦村议员埃菲·菲利普斯-斯特利。
劳勒是仅有的三位代表卡玛拉·哈里斯在2024年总统选举中获胜选区的共和党议员之一，因此该选区是民主党人的关键目标。无党派的库克政治报告将这场竞选评级为“势均力敌”，特朗普也已在该选区为劳勒站台。
“很难说哪个选区是‘必赢之战’，但这个选区无疑非常接近，”库克政治报告的艾琳·科维本月早些时候告诉哥伦比亚广播公司纽约分社。
纽约州第21选区
纽约州北部第21国会选区的共和党初选竞争激烈，特朗普背书的商人、政坛新人安东尼·康斯坦蒂诺，与获得州共和党和其他当地共和党支持的州议员罗伯特·斯穆伦展开对决。这场初选可能进一步展现特朗普在初选中的影响力。
康斯坦蒂诺和斯穆伦都在争夺接替共和党众议员伊莉斯·斯特凡尼克的机会。斯特凡尼克最初曾被特朗普提名为联合国大使，随后特朗普撤回了提名，要求她留在国会帮助众议院维持微弱的多数席位优势。她后来宣布参选州长，但在特朗普拒绝背书后退出了竞选。她并未在本次初选中背书任何一方。
这场初选局势日趋紧张，候选人互相指责对方诽谤，并威胁就竞选期间的言论提起诉讼。
犹他州第1选区
犹他州重新划分后的第1国会选区民主党初选共有四位候选人，该选区涵盖盐湖城及其郊区，这个席位可能会影响11月众议院多数席位的归属。
自2018年以来，再没有民主党人当选代表犹他州的国会议员。新的选区划分让目前由共和党众议员布莱克·摩尔担任的第1选区对民主党更加有利。弗吉尼亚大学的萨巴托水晶球将该席位评为“民主党有望稳拿”。
上一位代表犹他州的民主党众议员、前众议员本·麦克亚当斯是四位候选人之一。他的对手包括州参议员内特·布卢恩、政坛新人、犹他州民主党党代会获胜者利班·穆罕默德，以及税务律师迈克尔·法雷尔。
南卡罗来纳州州长共和党决选
本月初南卡罗来纳州共和党州长初选中，七位候选人无一获得50%以上的选票，因此需要举行决选。副州长帕梅拉·埃维特以29%的得票率领跑，司法部长艾伦·威尔逊以26%的得票率紧随其后，两人将进入决选对决。
最初，埃维特参选时获得了大量政治支持。州长亨利·麦克马斯特和特朗普都背书了这位副州长，特朗普称她是“好朋友、斗士和赢家”。他还在5月29日的Truth Social平台上发帖称：“帕姆获得我全部且绝对的背书——她绝不会让你们失望！”
上周五，特朗普在社交媒体上宣布将在这场竞选中背书两位候选人。他写道：“我不能只背书其中一位而伤害另一位，因此，我将为南卡罗来纳州州长竞选背书帕姆·埃维特和艾伦·威尔逊两人！”
此次新背书是在威尔逊在民调中反超埃维特之后发布的。此前几周，特朗普在另外两场州长初选中的背书并未帮助候选人获胜。威尔逊还获得了众议员南希·梅斯的背书，梅斯也曾参与本次州长初选，但未进入决选。
麦克马斯特因任期限制即将卸任。南卡罗来纳州州长职位已由共和党人执掌23年，该席位一向倾向共和党，因此这场决选将是决定南卡罗来纳州未来州长人选的关键竞争。周二决选的获胜者将挑战6月9日直接赢得民主党提名的杰梅因·约翰逊。
马里兰州第5选区
在国会任职近45年后，马里兰州众议员斯坦尼·霍耶决定不再寻求连任。这引发了一场竞争激烈的初选，共有23名民主党人争夺该席位。
霍耶背书了他此前的竞选顾问阿德里安·博阿福，博阿福目前是乔治王子县民主党代表。霍耶称博阿福“既聪慧又暖心，既有原则又务实”。博阿福还获得了其他知名民主党人的背书，包括州长韦斯·穆尔和参议员安吉拉·阿尔索布鲁克斯。
其他主要候选人包括哈里·邓恩，他是美国国会警察前警官，曾亲历1月6日国会山袭击事件。邓恩获得了众议员南希·佩洛西的背书，佩洛西发表声明称他是“真正的美国英雄，也是代表马里兰州进入国会的最佳人选”。
参选名单中还有昆西·巴雷贝，他的政治履历相对单薄，但拥有丰富的企业家背景。巴雷贝是当地一家专注于家庭护理和辅助生活服务的医疗公司的首席执行官。据《巴尔的摩太阳报》报道，巴雷贝自掏腰包为竞选活动投入了570万美元。
马里兰州州长竞选
马里兰州共和党州长初选将有多位候选人参选，获胜者将在11月挑战现任州长韦斯·穆尔。
穆尔在2022年的选举中以65%的得票率胜出，其第一任期内的支持率一直保持稳定。他本人也将在周二面临民主党初选挑战者。
共和党人丹·考克斯也再次参选，他在2022年的选举中以32个百分点的差距输给了穆尔。当时考克斯获得了特朗普的背书，特朗普称他是“全程支持MAGA的人”。特朗普尚未在今年的竞选中做出背书。
另一位候选人是埃德·黑尔，他曾是民主党人，认为改换党派阵营参选共和党初选是“务实之选”。考克斯在社交媒体上对这一举动进行了猛烈批评。
考克斯表示，他担忧马里兰州的通胀和国家债务问题，他相信保护美国梦，并“加强边境管控，打击芬太尼贩运致命增长”。黑尔则希望冻结税收以鼓励竞争，专注于经济增长，“全额资助执法部门”，并减少对联邦资金的依赖。目前没有公开民调，因此无法确定哪位候选人更具优势。
被广泛视为2028年总统竞选潜在候选人的穆尔，周二也将面临民主党挑战者埃里克·费尔伯，但穆尔大概率将获得民主党提名。
芬·丹尼尔·戈麦斯和安妮·布莱森为本报道撰稿。
New York House primaries test Mamdani’s influence, and more races to watch in South Carolina, Maryland, Utah
2026-06-23T06:00:00-0400 / CBS News
Four states are holding primaries on Tuesday, including New York, with several closely watched congressional races, and South Carolina, with a Republican runoff in the governor’s race after no candidate won majority support in the primary earlier this month.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s influence will be tested at the ballot box, since he endorsed and even cut an ad for his three preferred candidates that ran during the Knicks playoff games. He also spoke at a rally over the weekend on behalf of the three. Voters in Manhattan’s wealthy and powerful 12th District will also be selecting a Democratic nominee.
Voters in Utah and Maryland are casting votes in primaries in their states, too. Here are the key races to watch on Tuesday:
New York’s 10th District
During last year’s mayoral election, Mamdani and former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander cross-endorsed each other during the ranked-choice voting process. After Mamdani’s win, Lander threw his hat in the ring to challenge incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman, who served as one of the Democrats’ lawyers in their first effort to impeach President Trump.
Goldman won the district, which includes Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, in 2022 after a crowded, expensive Democratic primary. (An heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, he is one of the wealthiest members of Congress.) But since then, Goldman has advocated for more support for Israel than other progressive Democrats, which Lander said inspired him to run. Both Lander and Goldman are Jewish, but their differing views on Israel’s actions in Gaza have made this one of the dominant issues in the race.
Mamdani is backing Lander, as are Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are supporting Goldman.
Polling has shown Lander has an edge going into the primary, though such surveys may be inconsistent. The district is heavily Democratic, so the winner of Tuesday’s primary is favored to win in November.
New York’s 7th District
Nydia Velázquez, the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress, announced last year that she would retire at the end of this term, her 16th. In her retirement announcement, she took note of Mamdani’s victory, saying, “Americans are hungry for change.”
Her district, which encompasses parts of western Brooklyn and Queens, is part of what’s been nicknamed the “Commie Corridor,” given its leftward tilt. Her chosen successor is Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who is also a progressive.
But Mamdani, who served in the state Assembly representing a nearby Queens district, is backing another Democrat, Assemblywoman Claire Valdez, a fellow democratic socialist.
The race has turned into a proxy fight pitting the established progressive wing of the Democratic Party against the democratic socialists. An Emerson College/Pix11 poll from May showed a tight race.
New York’s 13th District
In the 13th District, which encompasses Upper Manhattan, Mamdani is backing democratic socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier, who was one of his field organizers, against incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat.
Espaillat, 71 and the first formerly undocumented immigrant to serve in the House, was not initially considered to face any serious risk from a primary challenger. He’s been in Congress since 2017 and is the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. In the 2025 mayor’s race, he first backed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and then quickly endorsed Mamdani after the primary.
Mamdani’s endorsement of Avila Chevalier, 32, shocked the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. The New York Times reported that Mamdani had agreed last year to back Espaillat. Hochul, Jeffries and New York Attorney General Letitia James are supporting Espaillat.
In a debate, Espaillat raised some of Chevalier’s now-deleted social media posts, including one in which she said “f*** Kamala Harris.” She has since apologized.
New York’s 12th District
Longtime Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler is retiring, opening up the seat in one of the nation’s wealthiest districts, encompassing Midtown Manhattan and the Upper East and West Sides. In the crowded race, Nadler has endorsed state Assemblyman Micah Lasher, a former aide of his who also has the backing of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. Hochul.
The other main contenders are New York Assemblyman Alex Bores, who is running on a platform to regulate artificial intelligence; former Republican turned Trump antagonist George Conway, who says he’ll only serve one term in order to impeach Mr. Trump; and political newcomer Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy’s telegenic grandson and social media star.
Independent polling shows either Lasher or Bores leading, but given the likely low turnout, the outcome is uncertain. It’s been an expensive race, with $26 million in ad spending, according to AdImpact.
Given the district’s strong Democratic leaning, the winner on Tuesday is favored to win in November. Mamdani, now living in Gracie Mansion, resides in the district and confirmed he voted — but he hasn’t revealed who received his vote.
New York’s 17th District
Five Democrats are vying for the chance to take on Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in New York’s 17th District, which includes parts of Westchester County and the Hudson Valley. Leading the field are former Biden administration cybersecurity expert Cait Conley, Rockland County Legislator Beth Davidson and progressive Tarrytown Village Trustee Effie Phillips-Staley.
Lawler is one of only three Republicans representing a district that Kamala Harris won in the 2024 presidential race, making it a key target for Democrats. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race as a toss-up, and Mr. Trump has campaigned in the district for Lawler.
“It’s hard to say any one district is a ‘must win,’ but this one is certainly close to it,” Cook Political Report’s Erin Covey told CBS New York earlier this month.
New York’s 21st District
The bitter GOP primary in northern New York’s 21st Congressional District pits Anthony Constantino, a Trump-backed businessman and political newcomer, against Robert Smullen, a state assemblyman who has the support of the state GOP and other local Republicans. The primary could be another window into Mr. Trump’s sway in the primaries.
Constantino and Smullen are vying to replace GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik, who was initially Mr. Trump’s pick for ambassador to the United Nations before he pulled the nomination, asking her to remain in Congress to help the House hold the party’s razor-thin majority. She later announced a bid for governor, but exited the race after Mr. Trump declined to endorse her. She has not endorsed in the race.
The primary has become increasingly tense, with the candidates accusing one another of defamation and threatening to sue each other over claims made during the campaign.
Utah’s 1st District
Four candidates are competing in the Democratic primary in Utah’s newly redrawn 1st Congressional District, which encompasses Salt Lake City and its suburbs — a seat that could help determine the House majority in November.
A Democrat hasn’t been elected to represent Utah in the House since 2018. The new maps made the 1st Congressional District, which is currently held by Republican Rep. Blake Moore, more favorable to Democrats. The University of Virginia’s Sabato’s Crystal Ball considers the seat a safe pickup for Democrats.
The last Democrat to represent Utah in Congress, former Rep. Ben McAdams, is one of the four candidates vying for the seat. He’s up against state Sen. Nate Blouin, political newcomer and Utah Democratic convention winner Liban Mohamed, and tax attorney Michael Farrell.
South Carolina governor Republican runoff
None of the seven Republicans running in South Carolina’s GOP primary for governor earlier this month was able to secure 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff. Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette led the field with 29% of the vote, while Attorney General Alan Wilson finished close behind with 26%, setting up the two-way runoff between the top candidates.
Originally, Evette entered the contest with significant political momentum behind her. Both Gov. Henry McMaster and Mr. Trump threw their support behind the lieutenant governor, with the president calling her a “good friend, fighter, and WINNER.” He also posted on Truth Social on May 29: “Pam has my Complete and Total Endorsement — SHE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!”
On Friday, Mr. Trump posted on social media that he will be endorsing both candidates in this race. He wrote: “I can’t hurt one of them by only endorsing the other, so, therefore, I am going to endorse, for Governor of South Carolina, both Pam Evette and Alan Wilson!”
This new endorsement comes after Wilson picked up momentum in the polls with a lead over Evette. It also comes after these past weeks when Mr. Trump’s previous endorsements in two other gubernatorial primaries did not result in wins. Wilson also won the endorsement of Rep. Nancy Mace, who had also been running in the primary but did not advance to the runoff.
McMaster is term-limited out of office. The South Carolina governor’s position has been held by a Republican for the last 23 years and the seat is reliably red, making the runoff a pivotal contest in determining who will lead South Carolina. The winner of Tuesday’s contest will take on Democrat Jermaine Johnson, who won his primary outright on June 9.
Maryland’s 5th District
After having served in the House for almost 45 years, Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer decided not to run for reelection. This has led to a competitive primary with 23 Democratic candidates vying for the seat.
Hoyer has endorsed his previous campaign manager, Adrian Boafo, who is currently a Prince George’s County Democratic delegate. Hoyer described Boafo as “as warm as he is smart, as principled as he is pragmatic.” Boafo has also been endorsed by other prominent Democrats, including Gov. Wes Moore and Sen. Angela Alsobrooks.
Other leading candidates include Harry Dunn, a former U.S. Capitol Police officer who was present during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Dunn has been endorsed by Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who issued a statement calling him “a true American hero and exactly the right person to represent Maryland in Congress.”
Also on the ballot is Quincy Bareebe, who has a thin political career but a lengthy background as an entrepreneur. Bareebe is the CEO of a local healthcare company that specializes in home care and assisted living. Bareebe has largely self-funded her $5.7 million campaign, according to The Baltimore Sun.
Maryland governor’s race
Multiple candidates are on the ballot in Maryland’s Republican primary to face off against incumbent Gov. Wes Moore in November.
Moore, who faces a primary challenger on Tuesday as well, won in 2022 with 65% of the vote and has maintained steady approval ratings throughout his first term.
Republican Dan Cox, who is running again this cycle, lost to Moore by 32 points in 2022. In that race, Cox secured an endorsement from Mr. Trump, who called him “MAGA all the way.” Mr. Trump has not yet made an endorsement in this year’s race.
Also on the ballot is Ed Hale, a former Democrat who thought it would be a “pragmatic choice” to switch affiliations and run against Cox in the GOP primary. Cox has heavily criticized the move on social media.
Cox says he is concerned about inflation and the national debt in Maryland, and that he believes in protecting the American Dream and “securing our borders to combat deadly increases in fentanyl trafficking.” Hale says he wants to freeze taxes to encourage competition and focus on economic growth, “fully fund law enforcement,” and reduce reliance on federal funding. With no public polling available, it’s unclear which candidate is favored to win.
Moore, widely considered a 2028 presidential hopeful, faces a Democratic challenger, Eric Felber, on Tuesday, although Moore is likely to secure the nomination.
Fin Daniel Gómez and Anne Bryson contributed to this report.
