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Brad Lander defeated incumbent Dan Goldman in the NY-10 Democratic primary. This rundown keeps the candidate comparison as background on the race and the issues that shaped it.
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NY-10 2026 Democratic Primary: Dan Goldman vs. Brad Lander Results and Candidate Comparison
Brad Lander defeated incumbent Dan Goldman in the NY-10 Democratic primary. This rundown keeps the candidate comparison as background on the race and the issues that shaped it.
The comparison below is retained as post-primary reference material: it summarizes the candidates, positions, endorsements, and issues voters were weighing before the race was decided.
Overview
What is the background?
The June 23, 2026, Democratic primary in New York's 10th Congressional District featured incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman and former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander 1. Below is a candidate-by-candidate comparison of stated positions, voting records, and endorsements, organized in FAQ format.
When was the NY-10 Democratic primary?
What is the background?
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 1.
What neighborhoods make up NY-10?
What is the background?
NY-10 covers Lower Manhattan (including Tribeca, Chinatown, and the Lower East Side) and parts of brownstone Brooklyn, including DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Red Hook, Sunset Park, and parts of Bay Ridge and Borough Park 6.
Who is on the Democratic primary ballot?
What is the background?
Dan Goldman and Brad Lander 1.
Is the Republican Party contesting the seat?
What is the background?
NY-10 is rated Solid/Safe Democratic by major election forecasters 1.
Who is the incumbent in NY-10?
What is the background?
Dan Goldman has held the seat since January 2023 19.
What did Goldman do before Congress?
What is the background?
Goldman was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York from 2007 to 2017 and then served as lead majority counsel in the first Trump impeachment inquiry in 2019 9.
Is Goldman an heir to a family fortune?
What is the background?
Goldman is a great-great-grandson of Abraham Haas (co-founder of Smart & Final) and a great-grandson of Walter A. Haas, a former president of Levi Strauss & Co. 9.
Who is Brad Lander?
What is the background?
Lander served as New York City Comptroller from January 2022 to January 2026 and previously represented Brooklyn's 39th District on the City Council from 2010 to 2021 1323.
Did Lander run for any other office in 2025?
What is the background?
Yes. Lander ran in the 2025 Democratic mayoral primary and finished third behind Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo with roughly 23% in the first round 125.
What did Lander do before elected office?
What is the background?
Lander led the Fifth Avenue Committee, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit focused on affordable housing and anti-eviction work 1314.
Where does each candidate live?
What is the background?
Both live in NY-10. Goldman lives in Manhattan; Lander lives in Brooklyn 1323.
What role did Goldman play in Trump's first impeachment?
What is the background?
Goldman served as lead majority counsel for the House Intelligence Committee's impeachment inquiry in 2019 and as lead counsel for the House managers during the Senate trial 9.
Has Goldman taken oversight actions against the second Trump administration?
What is the background?
Goldman has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to restore congressional oversight access to ICE detention facilities and has demanded answers from DHS, ICE, and the Bureau of Prisons over conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan 1221.
Has Lander been involved in any high-profile anti-Trump administration actions?
What is the background?
Lander was handcuffed and briefly detained by federal agents at 26 Federal Plaza on June 17, 2025, while escorting an immigrant out of immigration court 1422.
Did either candidate face criminal charges?
What is the background?
No criminal charges were filed in connection with Lander's June 2025 detention 13.
Has each candidate called Israel's conduct in Gaza a genocide?
What is the background?
Lander has publicly described Israel's conduct in Gaza as genocide, including during a Yom Kippur Yizkor service in 2025 17. Goldman has not used the term and has called for an independent investigation before applying any specific legal characterization 1617.
How did Goldman vote on the ICC sanctions bill?
What is the background?
Goldman voted yes on the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act when the House passed it in June 2024 (247 to 155) and again in January 2025 (243 to 140) 5051.
Did Goldman join Republican-led criticism of the South Africa ICJ case?
What is the background?
Yes. Goldman signed onto a majority-Republican measure criticizing South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel, which drew a public letter of condemnation from more than 1,000 NY-10 constituents in February 2024 54.
Does each candidate support continued U.S. military aid to Israel?
What is the background?
Lander has said he would vote against additional U.S. military aid to Israel while Israel continues to violate international law and supports the Block the Bombs Act and the Ceasefire Compliance Act 32. Goldman voted for the 2024 Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act and has continued to support U.S. military support for Israel 383932.
Has each candidate received AIPAC support?
What is the background?
Goldman has been endorsed by AIPAC and has received pro-Israel outside spending. Lander has not received AIPAC backing, and his campaign has emphasized opposition to AIPAC's role in the primary 31822.
Did J Street endorse either candidate?
What is the background?
J Street, a liberal pro-Israel group, endorsed Goldman and separately approved Lander, the first time the group has done so in a candidate-incumbent matchup in NY-10 3253.
What is each candidate's position on a two-state solution?
What is the background?
Goldman says he supports a two-state solution that provides security and self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians 16. Lander has supported a two-state outcome and frames his position around mutual safety, writing that Israelis will only be safe and free when Palestinians are also safe and free 1519.
Did either candidate endorse Zohran Mamdani for mayor in 2025?
What is the background?
Lander cross-endorsed Mamdani in the 2025 mayoral primary and campaigned with him in the general election 131518. Goldman did not endorse Mamdani 913.
Has Goldman criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu?
What is the background?
Goldman has publicly opposed Netanyahu's plan to expand West Bank settlements, condemned an announced plan to occupy Gaza, and called for an end to settler violence in the West Bank 16172156.
What is each candidate's background on housing?
What is the background?
Goldman's housing record in Congress includes co-sponsoring bills aimed at NYCHA repairs, public-housing capital funding, and tenant fee protections 74. Lander led an affordable-housing nonprofit before elected office, drove the Gowanus rezoning while on the City Council, and ran the Comptroller's pension-investment work on rent-stabilized housing 131474.
Does Goldman support a public-private approach to housing?
What is the background?
Yes. Goldman has supported public-private partnerships, fully funding NYCHA, and allocating federal dollars for private firms to update and manage NYCHA properties 9.
Does Goldman support the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act?
What is the background?
Yes. Goldman is a co-sponsor 74.
Does Lander support a Green New Deal-style federal housing investment?
What is the background?
Lander's congressional platform calls for federal investment to end street homelessness, fix public housing, and expand affordable housing construction 1920.
What did Lander do on housing as comptroller?
What is the background?
Lander's office, through the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS), made a $60 million investment in a joint venture (Community Stabilization Partners) that preserved a portfolio of roughly 35,000 rental units, about 80% of them rent-regulated, that had been held by Signature Bank before its 2023 collapse 616267.
Was Lander involved in the Gowanus rezoning?
What is the background?
Yes. As a councilmember representing Park Slope and Gowanus, Lander helped negotiate the Gowanus rezoning, which paired upzoning with city investment in NYCHA repairs 1428.
Does Goldman support Medicare for All?
What is the background?
Yes. Goldman is a co-sponsor of the Medicare for All Act of 2023 717374.
Did Goldman's position on Medicare for All change?
What is the background?
Yes. During his 2022 primary, Goldman publicly opposed Medicare for All and supported a public-option approach instead. In May 2023, he co-sponsored the Medicare for All Act of 2023 7175.
Does Lander support Medicare for All?
What is the background?
Yes. Lander's congressional platform endorses Medicare for All 1920.
What was the NYC retiree Medicare Advantage fight?
What is the background?
Mayor Eric Adams's administration proposed moving roughly 250,000 retired city workers from traditional Medicare to a privatized Medicare Advantage plan. Lander, as comptroller, opposed the move. The United Federation of Teachers and District Council 37 supported the shift to varying degrees, which became a point of friction in 2026 41422.
What healthcare legislation has Goldman introduced?
What is the background?
Goldman introduced the Michelle Alyssa Go Act, which would expand Medicaid-eligible inpatient psychiatric beds, and the Strengthening Medicaid for Serious Mental Illness Act 101179.
What immigration legislation has Goldman introduced?
What is the background?
Goldman introduced the Real Courts, Rule of Law Act, which would move the immigration-court system out of the Department of Justice into an Article I independent judiciary, and the Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023 1012.
Was Lander arrested by ICE?
What is the background?
Federal agents handcuffed and briefly detained Lander on June 17, 2025, at 26 Federal Plaza while he was escorting an immigrant out after an immigration hearing. He was released the same day with no charges filed 1422.
Has Goldman conducted oversight of ICE detention?
What is the background?
Goldman has demanded answers from DHS, ICE, and the Bureau of Prisons over conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and 26 Federal Plaza, and filed a federal lawsuit seeking restored oversight access to ICE detention facilities 12.
Does each candidate support a path to citizenship?
What is the background?
Lander's platform calls for a path to citizenship and expanded healthcare access for undocumented New Yorkers 20. Goldman has supported legislation protecting immigrants' right to appear in court and has cosponsored legislation related to immigrant due-process rights 1874.
Does Goldman support a Green New Deal?
What is the background?
Goldman is listed as an original co-sponsor of the Green New Deal on his campaign website 7273.
Does Lander support a Green New Deal?
What is the background?
Yes. Lander's platform endorses a Green New Deal framework for transitioning to a clean energy economy 20.
What climate actions did Lander take as comptroller?
What is the background?
Lander led the divestment of three of New York City's pension funds from major fossil-fuel reserve owners, joined letters of state treasurers opposing anti-ESG legislation, and pressed major U.S. and Canadian banks to set absolute greenhouse-gas emissions targets for high-emitting sectors 13.
Has Lander faced criticism from climate groups?
What is the background?
Yes. New York Communities for Change has criticized Lander's office for delays on a BlackRock divestment review. Lander's campaign says climate-solutions investments tripled during his tenure 414.
Does each candidate support raising the federal minimum wage?
What is the background?
Both support raising the federal minimum wage 1119.
What labor laws did Lander champion in NYC?
What is the background?
Lander authored the Freelance Isn't Free Act (freelancer payment protections), helped secure paid sick leave, and helped pass a $15 minimum pay floor for delivery workers and for-hire vehicle drivers 13141926.
Does each support the PRO Act?
What is the background?
Yes. Both candidates support the PRO Act and stronger collective bargaining protections 111923.
Which unions back Goldman?
What is the background?
Goldman is endorsed by the United Federation of Teachers, District Council 37, the Teamsters, and several building-trades unions, including electricians and carpenters 2325.
Which unions back Lander?
What is the background?
Lander has been endorsed by the New York Working Families Party and the Communications Workers of America District 1, among others 132026.
Has Goldman self-funded his campaign?
What is the background?
Yes. Goldman self-funded substantially in his 2022 primary and has reported putting at least $1 million of personal funds into his 2026 reelection campaign 49.
Has Lander self-funded?
What is the background?
No. Lander is running a small-donor-driven campaign and has pledged to donate campaign funds to charity if any super PAC enters the race to support him 32.
Has Goldman received pro-Israel outside spending?
What is the background?
Yes. Goldman has received significant outside spending from AIPAC's United Democracy Project and other pro-Israel groups 318.
Is there an active super PAC supporting Goldman?
What is the background?
Yes. A Goldman-aligned super PAC, New Yorkers Fighting Back, was formed in 2026 and commissioned a public poll in May 2026 45.
Do both candidates support higher taxes on the wealthy?
What is the background?
Yes. Both candidates have made taxing the wealthy and reducing inequality a central plank of their campaigns 2932.
What is the ROBINHOOD Act?
What is the background?
The ROBINHOOD Act is legislation that Goldman introduced to raise taxes on high-net-worth individuals. His campaign says the revenue would fund universal childcare 72.
What does Lander's tax platform include?
What is the background?
Lander's platform calls for higher federal marginal rates on top earners and closing loopholes such as carried interest and stepped-up basis 1920.
Has Mayor Mamdani endorsed in the race?
What is the background?
Yes. Mamdani endorsed Lander 2315.
Has Governor Hochul endorsed in the race?
What is the background?
Yes. Hochul endorsed Goldman 2333.
Who else has endorsed Goldman?
What is the background?
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, AIPAC's United Democracy Project, the United Federation of Teachers, District Council 37, the Teamsters, and several building-trades unions 231625.
Who else has endorsed Lander?
What is the background?
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, the New York Working Families Party, Indivisible, MoveOn, Justice Democrats, and Our Revolution 1315202426.
What does the most recent polling show?
What is the background?
A May 2026 poll commissioned by the Goldman-aligned super PAC New Yorkers Fighting Back showed Lander leading 47% to 42% among likely voters (margin of error 4.5 points), with the gap widening to 9 points among voters certain to turn out 45. A September 2025 Data for Progress poll had previously shown Lander ahead 52% to 33% in a head-to-head match-up 18.
How did NY-10 vote in the 2025 mayoral primary?
What is the background?
NY-10 voted heavily for Zohran Mamdani in the 2025 Democratic mayoral primary 38.
Sources
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Source 2
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Source 3
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Source 4
City & State New York, "Goldman trails Lander by 5 points in supportive super PAC poll," May 2026
Source 5
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Source 6
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Source 8
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Source 9
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Source 10
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Source 11
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Source 12
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Source 14
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Source 15
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Source 16
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Source 17
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Source 18
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Source 19
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Source 20
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Source 21
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Source 22
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Source 23
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Source 24
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Source 25
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Source 26
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Source 28
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Source 29
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Source 32
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Source 33
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Source 38
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Source 39
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Source 50
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Source 51
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Source 53
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Source 54
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Source 56
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Source 61
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Source 62
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Source 67
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Source 71
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Source 72
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Source 74
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