4 key primary election results: JFK's grandson loses, Democratic Socialists win
3. JFK’s grandson and George Conway lose NYC primary
While several people sought to become the Democratic nominee in New York’s 12th Congressional District, two of them had extremely high name ID. Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, and outspoken Trump critic George Conway were both on the ballot Tuesday. Both failed to win.
Unofficial results show Schlossberg coming in a distant third at 10.8%. He finished behind primary winner Micah Lasher, who took 39.1% of the vote and runner-up Alex Bores, who captured 35.0%.
Conway, the ex-husband of former Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, came in fifth place with 6.1%. Lasher will be heavily favored in the general election against Republican Caroline Shinkle in the overwhelmingly Democratic district, which backed Harris by about 64 percentage points in 2024.
Schlossberg’s campaign website leans heavily on his family ties, identifying the congressional candidate as the only grandson of Kennedy and former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. It also notes that his full name is John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg. Schlossberg is the son of Kennedy’s only surviving child, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg.
Conway’s campaign website acknowledges the candidate’s political transformation. “George is a former Republican, but when Donald Trump hijacked the Republican Party and twisted it into a scam for corruption, cruelty, and authoritarian power, George no longer had a home in the Republican Party,” the website states.
Trump weighed in on Conway’s primary loss on Truth Social Tuesday, gloating that the “Trump Deranged Loser at the highest level” was “getting absolutely CRUSHED in the Primaries tonight.”
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
