Left-wing Democrat claims victory in close Queens DA race

NEW YORK (AP) — The national fight between left-wing and moderate Democrats was playing out again Tuesday in New York City, where the closely watched Democratic primary for Queens district attorney was tantalizingly close deep into the vote count.

Late on election day, political newcomer Tiffany Caban, a public defender who says the criminal justice system is rigged against the poor, held a lead of around 1,100 votes over Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, a seasoned politician who was the favorite of the state's Democratic Party establishment.

At Caban's election night headquarters, raucous supporters celebrated as she claimed victory.

"When we started this thing, they said I was too young. They said I didn't look like a district attorney. They said we could not build a movement from the grass roots. They said we could not win. But we did it y'all," she said.

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(Virginian-Pilot)