NEW YORK — Rep. Jerrold Nadler trounced Rep. Carolyn Maloney in their blockbuster Manhattan primary Tuesday, holding on to the district he has represented for three decades and ousting a fellow Democratic congressional titan after an unusually contentious campaign.
Nadler, a veteran Upper West Side liberal, held nearly 56% of the vote total compared with the 24% clinched by Maloney, his colleague-turned-rival from the Upper East Side, according to early state Board of Elections returns from the 12th Congressional District primary. Insurgent candidate Suraj Patel trailed them with about 19%.
Nadler, the powerful head of the House Judiciary Committee, has represented different versions of a West Side-based district for three decades, rarely facing more than token primary opposition since his first 1992 election.
