From [HERE] Surviving one of the toughest re-election fights of his career, Representative Charles B. Rangel fended off four challengers on Tuesday to win the Democratic nomination for a 22nd term in Congress.
Mr. Rangel’s victory capped a gripping campaign for a Congressional seat and preserved a career in Washington that had been threatened by ethics troubles and changing demographics. The district has shifted from 70% African-American when Rangel first won it to less than 30% today. He has been in the house for 42 years. He was censured in 2010 after the House Ethics Committee found him guilty of 11 counts of ethical violations, including failure to pay taxes, improper solicitation of donations and failure to report his personal income accurately.
Jeffries Tops Barron in the 8th Congressional District Primary
From [HERE] Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries pasted Councilman Charles Barron in a congressional primary fight to succeed Rep. Ed Towns — and represent more than a third of the borough in Congress — on Tuesday night by snagging 72 percent of the vote, early returns show.
With 98 percent of the precincts reporting in from the horeshoe-shaped district that now stretches from Fort Greene all the way to Coney Island — as well as several southern Brooklyn neighborhoods once led by sexting-scandal-scarred Rep. Anthony Weiner — the Albany legislator received more than 25,000 votes, according to WNYC radio. Barron, a former Black Panther who represents East New York and Canarsie, received just over 10,000 votes.