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The deep-blue Empire State got hit by a socialist red wave Tuesday.Nearly all DSA candidates were poised to best incumbent and establishment Democrats in state legislative primary races.Seven of the eight Democratic Socialists of America-endorsed candidates were set to win their primary elections — boosting the lefty group’s numbers to 14 from nine in Albany.If Tuesday’s results hold — and the likely victors succeed in the November general election — Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s DSA comrades will hold four seats in the 63-seat state Senate and 10 districts in the 150-seat state Assembly.Republicans currently hold 22 state Senate seats and 47 districts in the Assembly.Three incumbent Democrats in Brooklyn and Queens’ “commie corridor” lost to DSA insurgents, including Assemblyman Erik Dilan (D-Brooklyn), Assemblywoman Stefani Zinerman (D-Brooklyn) and Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Brooklyn), according to early vote totals.Harlem Assemblyman Jordan Wright (D-Manhattan) was the only incumbent Assembly member who appeared to survive a DSA-endorsed challenge.Tate, a non-profit employee and activist, was set to oust Assemblyman Erik Dilan (D-Brooklyn), carrying 62% of the vote with 99% of precincts reporting.He carried the Working Families Party’s backing along with the DSA’s, making an easy pickup for the socialists in the borough’s “commie corridor.”Dilan is the son of former state Sen.
Martin Dilan and had served in the Assembly since 2015.The senior Dilan lost a primary to lefty state Sen.
Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn) in 2018.Repeat socialist challenger Huntley defeated Assemblywoman Stefani Zinerman (D-Brooklyn), with 58% of the vote with 98% of precincts reporting.Huntley previously mounted an unsuccessful bid to unseat Zinerman in 2024.The lefty has outwardly supported decriminalizing prostitution and softening sentencing requirements for criminals.Queens’ “Lady in Red” found herself washed up in a red wave, losing her primary to DSA...