From insurgent to establishment: Rep. Espaillat reckons with uptown shift to the left ^47.7%

Gothamist - By Brigid Bergin - 6/4/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 21.8% - Appeal to Emotion 14.8% - In-Group Bias 13%

Five-term incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat is facing a serious primary fight in his uptown Manhattan and Bronx congressional district from newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist riding a wave of voter fury against the Democratic establishment. The unexpectedly tight race represents a role reversal for Espaillat, who a... more