Incumbents Ritchie Torres and Jeffrey Dinowitz secure primary victories
Incumbent candidates in two of the area’s most closely watched races won against their challengers in the June 23 Democratic primary, which drew thousands of local voters to the polls.
In the race for the 81st Assembly District, incumbent Assembly member Jeffrey Dinowitz defeated challenger Morgan Evers to represent Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Van Cortlandt Village, Kingsbridge Heights, Marble Hill, Norwood, Woodlawn and Wakefield, securing 65 percent of the vote with more than 7,400 votes by press time with 96 percent of votes reported, according to election night results from the New York City Board of Elections. In the race for New York’s 15th Congressional District, incumbent U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres defeated challengers Michael Blake and Jose Vega to represent greater Riverdale and much of the surrounding borough, securing 72 percent of the vote with more than 23,000 votes with 96 percent of votes reported by press time, according to the board of elections.
The Assembly district has b…