Progressive Jamaal Bowman Loses NY Primary To George Latimer Amid Party Divisions Over Gaza

Jamaal Bowman has become the first incumbent Democratic lawmaker to lose a primary this election cycle. (Credit: Congressman Jamaal Bowman Twitter)

Progressive Representative Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., was defeated in the Democratic primary in New York's 16th Congressional District on Tuesday by George Latimer, a moderate challenger supported by pro-Israel groups.

The result follows a controversial and costly race that highlighted the Democratic Party's internal conflicts over the war in Gaza, NBC News reported.