Ocasio-Cortez Wins Democratic Primary Against Challenger Caruso-Cabrera

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), on Tuesday night won her Democratic primary in New York’s 14th District, defeating challenger Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks to the press near a polling station during the New York primaries Election Day in New York City on June 23, 2020. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), on Tuesday night won her Democratic primary in New York’s 14th District, defeating challenger Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a former anchor for CNBC.

Progressive freshman lawmaker Ocasio-Cortez, who became the youngest woman ever to serve in Congress in the United States in 2018, brought a huge campaign war chest and a national profile to her bid for a second term in her diverse district encompassing parts of the Bronx and Queens in New York City. She won some 70 percent of the vote.