Our colleagues have a pair of stories up this morning as election
attention turns to the Empire State’s Tuesday primary.

— “Want to know if a red wave is happening? Watch this special election
next week,” by Ally Mutnick and Sarah Ferris. The race to succeed
Democrat Antonio Delgado in New York’s 19th district next week will
offer one of two signals about the 2022 election: It will either (1)
preview the pain headed the Democratic Party’s way in November, or (2)
provide powerful evidence that a Republican wave election is not in the
offing. Ally and Sarah report from Woodstock, N.Y., that “both parties
are dumping money into this Hudson Valley district to notch a
short-lived but symbolic victory in the last competitive race before the
midterms.”

— “Maloney kicks NY-12 campaign into overdrive. But will it be enough?”
by Sally Goldenberg and Georgia Rosenberg. Back in Manhattan, Rep.
Carolyn Maloney is charging forward in a late push to keep up with
fellow Rep. Jerry Nadler in the 12th district’s Democratic primary amid
a surge in his support over recent weeks (he nabbed the endorsement of
the NYT and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer).

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