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\n Micah Lasher campaigns and distributes flyers as he runs to represent the 12th Congressional District on Lexington Avenue.
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On June 23, New Yorkers will finally cast their ballots in midterm primary elections. A series of new polls from Emerson College and PIX 11<\/a> are showing at least two very tight races, including in Manhattan\u2019s closely watched 12th Congressional District<\/a>.<\/p>\n The winner of that race will succeed the outgoing Jerry Nadler<\/a>, who has represented large swathes of Manhattan \u2014 including the headquarters of some of the most valuable companies in America \u2014 for more than 30 years. In the poll, Assemblymember Micah Lasher, who is considered a Nadler prot\u00e9g\u00e9, leads the field with 22 percent, followed by Assemblymember Alex Bores with 20 percent. Political scion Jack Schlossberg<\/a> receives 11 percent, and attorney and Trump critic George Conway<\/a> comes in at 10 percent. But 32 percent of voters say they are undecided, suggesting the race is still very much up in the air.<\/p>\n In the Tenth Congressional District, which covers lower Manhattan and brownstone Brooklyn, there are signs of a potential primary landslide. Former comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander<\/a> is leading Representative Dan Goldman<\/a> 57 percent to 23 percent, an eye-catching 34 point lead over the incumbent, who is currently seeking his third term in office. Twenty percent of voters said they were undecided. Though there has been minimal public polling in the race, the New York Times<\/a> reported last month that private polling from both the Lander and Goldman campaigns has shown Lander with a significant lead. Simone Kanter, Goldman\u2019s campaign manager, disputed Emerson\u2019s findings in a statement. \u201cThis poll is not remotely close to an accurate read of this race. The data we\u2019ve seen shows a dead heat after messaging,\u201d he said<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n In New York\u2019s Seventh Congressional District, candidates from multiple levels of local government are neck and neck in their bids to succeed retiring incumbent Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez in the Brooklyn- and Queens-based seat. The new poll shows first-term Assemblymember Claire Valdez<\/a> with 23 percent to Brooklyn borough president Antonio Reynoso\u2019s 21 percent, with City Councilmember Julie Won following with 13 percent. Forty-three percent of voters said they were undecided in the close race.<\/p>\n Each of the races has been marked by prominent endorsements, with both national and local figures looking to exert their political influence in the city. In the 12th District, Lasher is backed by several of his former bosses, including Nadler, Governor Kathy Hochul<\/a>, and former mayor Michael Bloomberg<\/a>, while Schlossberg was endorsed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi<\/a>.<\/p>\n