WFP-endorsed candidates won executive races in Albany, Syracuse and Buffalo; protected every progressive member of the New York City Council; and secured a win for Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor

NEW YORK, NY — In light of preliminary primary election results from across New York State, Ana María Archila and Jasmine Gripper, Co-Directors of the New York Working Families Party, issued the following statement celebrating NYWFP wins across the state:

“Tonight, Zohran Mamdani — our #1-ranked choice for New York City Mayor — won his primary, the capstone to a Working Families Party sweep across the state. The Party dominated in executive races up and down the state — Dr. Dorcey Applyrs, the WFP-endorsed Democratic nominee in Albany, Sharon Owens, the WFP-endorsed Democratic nominee in Syracuse, Sean Ryan, the WFP-endorsed and Democratic nominee in Buffalo — and locked down every progressive incumbent in the New York City Council.

“We showed New York and the entire country that voters are thoroughly fed up with the status quo. To the Democratic Party establishment and the pundits who just want to keep playing the same game — take note. This is a seismic shift. People are ready to turn the page and usher in a new era of leadership. When you run candidates that put working families at the center of their vision, they win.

“We are so proud of the over 480 WFP-endorsed candidates who helped make this night possible with their hard work. You left it all on the field, and tonight’s victory for our party is in no small part because you left it all on the field.”

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