{"id":2507683,"date":"2025-11-06T17:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T22:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialist-candidates-cruised-to-victory-in-a-dozen-races\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T17:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T22:26:45","slug":"socialist-candidates-cruised-to-victory-in-a-dozen-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialist-candidates-cruised-to-victory-in-a-dozen-races\/","title":{"rendered":"Socialist candidates cruised to victory in a dozen races"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsocialist-candidates-cruised-to-victory-in-a-dozen-races%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2507683&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that socialist candidates, notably those endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), achieved meaningful victories in recent local elections across the United States. Out of 23 races in which openly socialist candidates ran, more than half resulted in wins, including major positions such as Zohran MamdaniS election as mayor of New York City. Other successful candidates include Robin Wonsley and Soren Stevenson in Minneapolis, Kelsea bond in Atlanta, and several others holding city council seats in cities like Detroit, Milwaukee, Cambridge, Greenbelt, Carrboro, Ithaca, and Poughkeepsie.<\/p>\n<p>These candidates campaigned on progressive platforms advocating for policies like rent freezes, public childcare, fareless public transportation, racial and climate justice, community control of land and housing, immigrant rights, and police reform.<\/p>\n<p>However, not all DSA-backed candidates succeeded. Several notable losses occurred,including socialist challengers in Minneapolis mayoral and park commissioner races,the Somerville mayoral race in Massachusetts,city council bids in Fort Collins,Tacoma,and Renton,and also other local races. Some contests remain undecided, with two socialists advancing to runoff elections for the Jersey City Council.<\/p>\n<p>the article highlights a growing influence of democratic socialism in local American politics, marked by both notable electoral successes and setbacks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Socialist candidates cruised to victory in a dozen races<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2392508\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">America&rsquo;s de facto&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\">socialist<\/a>&nbsp;party docketed a dozen victories on Election Day this week, with self-declared socialists winning mayoral offices and city council seats in various off-year elections across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Candidates backed by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-socialists-of-america\">Democratic Socialists of America<\/a> won more than half of the 23 races they were running in as openly avowed socialists, suffering relatively few losses at the ballot box, while the remaining DSA-endorsed hopefuls head to runoff elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3878110\/stefanik-cashman-endorsement-hochul-toxic\/\">Stefanik seizes on newly elected NY Democrat hesitant to endorse Hochul: &#8216;Absolutely toxic&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3877784\/megyn-kelly-gop-to-get-it-together-2025-wipeout\/\">Megyn Kelly tells GOP to &#8216;get its s*** together&#8217; after 2025 wipeout<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3877788\/speaker-johnson-rules-out-deal-expiring-obamacare-credits\/\">Johnson won&#8217;t commit to &#8216;backroom&#8217; Senate deals on expiring Obamacare credits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Here are the winners, the washouts, and the contenders still in play.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-victors\">Victors<\/h2>\n<p>So far, DSA has notched 12 triumphs, most notably the ascension of DSA darling <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> to mayor-elect of New York City. Soon to be the Big Apple&rsquo;s head honcho, he had campaigned on DSA-aligned promises of free childcare, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3483749\/zohran-mamdani-grocery-government-run-stores-historically-fail\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-mulls-government-owned-grocery-store-as-retailers-bolt-city\/\" title=\"Chicago considers government-owned grocery store as retailers leave ....\">government-run grocery stores<\/a><\/a>, fareless public transportation, and rent freezes.<\/p>\n<p>DSA netted two wins in the Twin Cities with &ldquo;revolutionary&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/robinformpls.com\/\">Robin Wonsley<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sorenstevenson.org\/\">Soren Stevenson<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/residents-trapped-by-george-floyd-autonomous-zone-beg-minneapolis-for-help-following-murder\/\" title=\"Residents Trapped By \u2018George Floyd Autonomous Zone\u2019 Beg ... For Help Following Murder\">racial justice activist<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vote.minneapolismn.gov\/results-data\/election-results\/2025\/council-ward-2\/\">securing<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vote.minneapolismn.gov\/results-data\/election-results\/2025\/council-ward-8\/\">seats<\/a> on the Minneapolis City Council.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Wonsley was one of three DSA members elected that year to the city&rsquo;s chief governing body by defeating a 14-year incumbent councilman.<\/p>\n<p>Working to &ldquo;rein in the Minneapolis Police Department,&rdquo; a returning Wonsley <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/robinformpls.com\/priorities\">pledged<\/a> this election cycle to ban pro-police imagery, specifically the Thin Blue Line symbol, on city property and build out the city&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.minneapolismn.gov\/government\/departments\/attorney\/diversion\/\">&ldquo;Diversion&rdquo; program<\/a>, an alternative to incarceration allowing defendants charged with a low-level crime, such as shoplifting or obstructing law enforcement without the use of force, to &ldquo;avoid conviction.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Stevenson, a self-proclaimed &ldquo;survivor of Minneapolis police violence,&rdquo; was part of the George Floyd-era racial justice uprisings when <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CA-g357gFy5\/\">riot response officers fired off foam projectiles<\/a>, one of which hit him in the face. A wounded Stevenson, who wore an eyepatch after the 2020 altercation, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mnd.189974\/gov.uscourts.mnd.189974.1.0.pdf\">sued<\/a> the city and won <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mnd.189974\/gov.uscourts.mnd.189974.80.0.pdf\">a $2.4 million settlement<\/a> over the ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta will have its first socialist on the city council. DSA rising star <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/kelseabond.com\/\">Kelsea Bond<\/a> was the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/GA\/Fulton\/124753\/web.345435\/#\/summary\">far-and-away winner<\/a> in her district&rsquo;s wide-open contest for Atlanta City Council, beating out four others by capturing 64% of the vote. Bond, who will be the council&rsquo;s youngest member, trumpeted broad <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/kelseabond.com\/platform\/\">vows<\/a> to &ldquo;Tax the Rich&rdquo; and &ldquo;Democratize Atlanta.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DSA-backed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/denzelfordetroit.com\/\">Denzel McCampbell<\/a>, formerly the communications director for Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), became the second democratic socialist to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/app.enhancedvoting.com\/results\/public\/city-detroit-mi\/elections\/DetroitGeneralElection110425\">join<\/a> the Detroit City Council. While campaigning, McCampbell and current Councilwoman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gabrielasantiagoromero.com\/\">Gabriela Santiago-Romero<\/a>, who won reelection with nearly double the votes of her challenger despite <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gabrielasantiagoromero.com\/endorsements\">no<\/a> official DSA endorsement, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNBJfJ_OfZU\/?img_index=1\">teamed up<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gsantiromero\/video\/7531127786795224333\">TikTok<\/a> in hopes of forming a socialist alliance on the nine-member council.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee Alderman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alexbrowerforcommoncouncil.org\/\">Alex Browser<\/a>, co-chair of the Milwaukee DSA, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/city.milwaukee.gov\/election\/ElectionInformation\/UnofficialElectionResults\">successfully<\/a> defended his seat in a head-to-head matchup. Browser had won an earlier Milwaukee Common Council special election in April after a death left his district&rsquo;s seat vacant. &ldquo;I am bringing back sewer socialism to Milwaukee City Hall,&rdquo; Browser <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/news\/new-milwaukee-district-3-alderman-get-know-alex-brower\">said<\/a> at the time on becoming one of the first socialists in City Hall since the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Cambridge City Council newcomer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.votealzubi.com\/\">Ayah Al-Zubi<\/a>, a Jordan-born Muslim member of the Boston-based DSA chapter, clinched a seat in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgema.gov\/Election2025\/Council%20Round4.htm\">fourth round<\/a> of ranked-choice voting, edging out an incumbent councilor seeking reelection. Proposals for &ldquo;collectively controlled community land,&rdquo; a city-owned grocery, and public housing projects were the hallmarks of her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>In Greenbelt, Maryland, local DSA leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frankieforgreenbelt.org\/\">Frankie Fritz<\/a> won <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenbeltmd.gov\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=51\">an opening<\/a> on the city council via its at<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-large plurality voting process<\/a>. Previously chairman of the DSA&rsquo;s metropolitan D.C. branches, Fritz <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frankieforgreenbelt.org\/priorities\">advocated<\/a> for all-resident voting rights, regardless of U.S. citizenship, and the codification of non-cooperation orders prohibiting police from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/providence-distributes-instructions-for-evading-ice-capture\/\" title=\"Providence distributes instructions for evading ICE capture\">assisting federal immigration authorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Over in Carrboro, a town located near the University of North Carolina&rsquo;s flagship Chapel Hill campus, Councilman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dannynowell.com\/\">Danny Nowell<\/a>, a member of the DSA&rsquo;s NC Triangle coalition, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/er.ncsbe.gov\/?election_dt=11\/04\/2025&amp;county_id=68&amp;office=ALL&amp;contest=0\">kept his seat<\/a> in the uncontested Carrboro Town Council race. Nowell <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dannynowell.com\/platform\">aims<\/a> to &ldquo;reimagine our approach to public safety,&rdquo; prioritize &ldquo;climate action,&rdquo; and achieve &ldquo;race equity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Two incoming Ithaca Common Council members, Ithaca DSA&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ithacasolidarityslate.org\/jorge-defendini\">Jorge DeFendini<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/hannahforithaca.com\/\">Hannah Shvets<\/a>, cruised to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tompkinscountyny.gov\/files\/assets\/county\/v\/1\/board-of-elections\/documents\/results\/2025-general\/statement-of-votes-cast-by-precincts-for-ny_2025_general_election_unofficial-201.pdf\">commanding wins<\/a> with 88.7% and 64.12% of the votes received, respectively, excluding early mail-in and absentee ballots. DeFendini, a former Ithaca alderman, won another four-year term alongside <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">first-time candidate Shvets, a current Cornell University student who&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/hannahforithaca.com\/platform\">advocates for<\/a>&nbsp;reparations for Black Ithacans and the city&rsquo;s minimum wage to be&nbsp;<\/span>raised to $25.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">In Poughkeepsie, New York, &ldquo;proud&rdquo; democratic socialist&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/danielforpk.com\/\">Daniel Atonna<\/a>, currently the co-chair of Mid-Hudson Valley DSA, had handily claimed&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/elections.dutchessny.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Summary-Results-with-Candidate-Totals-GE-25.pdf\">a spot<\/a>&nbsp;on the common council, winning twice the number of votes as his Republican competitor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-losers\">Losers<\/h2>\n<p>DSA saw nine of its formal endorsements fail to take home electoral wins this year, though many of them came close to clinching office.<\/p>\n<p>Two-term Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey fended off socialist challenger, Twin Cities DSA&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3471606\/who-is-omar-fateh-minneapolis-mayoral-candidate-mamdani\/\">Omar Fateh<\/a>, in a contentious fight for Frey&rsquo;s job.<\/p>\n<p>Fateh, the son of Somali immigrants and the Minnesota Senate&rsquo;s first Muslim member, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fatehformayor.com\/vision\">aims<\/a> to achieve racial justice through &ldquo;restorative urban planning&rdquo; by doling out reparations to black neighborhoods. As state senator, Fateh <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fatehformayor.com\/\">says<\/a> he has helped pass some of the &ldquo;most progressive policies in Minnesota&rsquo;s history,&rdquo; from tuition-free college for low-income residents, including &ldquo;undocumented immigrants,&rdquo; to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.house.mn.gov\/NewLaws\/story\/2023\/5473\">a statute<\/a> mandating that the state&rsquo;s electricity sector be 100% carbon-free by 2040.<\/p>\n<p>Frey and Fatah faced off directly after an initial round of ranked-choice voting eliminated a crowded field of candidates who accumulated nowhere near as many first-choice votes as those two frontrunners. In the second tabulation, Frey gained a slim majority (50.03%) and was finally <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3876436\/minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey-defeats-socialist-omar-fateh-third-term\/\">declared the winner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental justice organizers <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelforparks.org\/\">Michael Wilson<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adamformplsparks.com\/\">Adam Schneider<\/a> of Twin Cities DSA ran for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board but <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vote.minneapolismn.gov\/results-data\/election-results\/2025\/park-board-at-large\/\">failed<\/a> to pick up at-large commissioner positions following five rounds of ranked-choice voting tabulation.<\/p>\n<p>In the Boston-area race for Somerville mayor, City Councilor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.willieforsomerville.com\/\">Willie Burnley Jr.<\/a> was bested by a slight margin of 11,185 votes (54.3%) to his 9,054 (43.9%), per <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.somervillema.gov\/votesomerville\">Tuesday&rsquo;s preliminary tallies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A democratic socialist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.willieforsomerville.com\/endorsements\">endorsed<\/a> by the DSA&rsquo;s Boston chapter, Burnley had championed a wide range of radical-left positions, telling constituents that he would, as mayor, blacklist pro-Israel businesses and obstruct deportation operations.<\/p>\n<p>Burnley&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.willieforsomerville.com\/why-willie\">campaign promises<\/a> included implementing a so-called Green New Deal for Somerville Public Schools, rejecting federal funding that would require the city of Somerville to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and ceasing city contracts with companies whose business &ldquo;sustains Israel&rsquo;s apartheid, genocide, and illegal occupation of Palestine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In college-town Fort Collins, Colorado, democratic socialist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zoellelane.com\/\">Zoelle Lane<\/a> lost her bid for city council by 2,823 votes (64.6%) to 1,732 (35.4%), according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.larimer.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/election-results\/2025\/Coordinated-Election-2025-11-04-07-27-PM.pdf\">unofficial counts<\/a> of the Nov. 4 general election.<\/p>\n<p>Lane had earned the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zoellelane.com\/endorsements\">endorsements<\/a> of DSA Fort Collins as well as the national DSA. On the campaign trail, Lane similarly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zoellelane.com\/platform\">sought<\/a> to institute a Green New Deal for Fort Collins, meaning &ldquo;no more fossil fuels&rdquo; within city limits, and ensure that city resources are not used to enforce U.S. immigration law.<\/p>\n<p>In Tacoma, Washington, a port city situated along the Puget Sound approximately 30 miles outside Seattle, the Tacoma DSA&rsquo;s co-chair <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/zevfortacoma.com\/\">Zev Cook<\/a> failed to become the first-ever transgender official <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/results.vote.wa.gov\/results\/20251104\/pierce\/\">elected<\/a> to the Tacoma City Council.<\/p>\n<p>Nearby in the city of Renton, an inner-ring Seattle suburb, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mikeforrenton.com\/\">Michael Westgaard<\/a> fell <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/election-results-01.kingcounty.gov\/results.pdf\">short<\/a> of the votes needed to win a seat on the city council. Westgaard, an active member of the DSA&rsquo;s south King County branch, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mikeforrenton.com\/issues\/\">sought<\/a> to &ldquo;redefine public safety&rdquo; by pulling back Renton&rsquo;s reliance on police as first responders to emergency situations and replacing them with mental health professionals, community counselors, and crisis workers.<\/p>\n<p>In upstate New York, labor leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/tammyhoneywell.com\/\">Tammy Honeywell<\/a>, a democratic socialist who ran for Onondaga County legislator, was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/hubdocs.blob.core.windows.net\/docs\/ongov\/rec\/57255\/attachments\/2025%20June%20Primary.pdf\">defeated<\/a> during the Democratic primary in June, although she had the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/tammyhoneywell.com\/endorsements\">backing<\/a> of both Syracuse&rsquo;s DSA chapter and the DSA parent organization.<\/p>\n<p>Honeywell&rsquo;s opponent, the Onondaga County Democratic Committee&rsquo;s designated candidate, went on to flip the legislature&rsquo;s 8th District this week, beating the Republican incumbent in a landslide with over 75% of the total votes.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-police activist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250420071455\/https:\/\/maryahfordistrict3.com\/\">Maryah Lauer<\/a> narrowly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosprings.gov\/document\/2025-04-official-statement-votes-cast.pdf\">lost<\/a> the April municipal election for Colorado Springs City Council, coming in second&mdash;by about 515 votes&mdash;out of five candidates in that district. Lauer, the co-founder of Colorado Springs DSA, was credited with spearheading the citywide <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cosdsa.org\/stop-cop-city-cos\">&ldquo;Stop Cop City&rdquo; campaign<\/a>, which struck down <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/CO\/El_Paso\/118915\/web.317647\/#\/detail\/28\">a 2023 ballot proposal<\/a> that would have helped fund <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosprings.gov\/policetrainingfacility\">a new training facility<\/a> for the Colorado Springs Police Department.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-not-yet-decided\">Not yet decided<\/h2>\n<p>Two democratic socialists vying for Jersey City Council will compete in the Dec. 2 runoff as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/NJ\/Hudson\/125139\/web.345435\/#\/summary\">top-ranking candidates<\/a> in their respective races after none of the contenders cleared the majority threshold.<\/p>\n<p>North New Jersey DSA&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/joelforjc.com\/\">Joel Brooks<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jakeforjc.com\/\">Jake Ephros<\/a>, both of whose nearly-identical campaign logos bear the red rose of socialism, each captured about a quarter of the vote. They have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jakeforjc.com\/issues#housing\">similar<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/joelforjc.com\/issues\">platforms<\/a>, some parts matching verbatim, such as their desire to end the privatization of municipal services through the phasing out of private contracts from city utilities.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks squeezed out a slight lead, 24.4% to 21.7%, over the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/jim2025.com\/efrain-orleans-ward-b\">running mate<\/a> of former Gov. Jim McGreevey (D-NJ), now a mayoral candidate also advancing to a runoff. McGreevey had handpicked a slate of city council candidates as part of his political comeback campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Ephros is slated to face off against the former mayor&rsquo;s daughter, whom he trailed behind slightly on Tuesday night with fewer than 250 votes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Socialist candidates won 12 races nationwide on Election Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3767,"featured_media":2507686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/z-mamdani-nyc-1.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[7064,6571,5894,12428,7621],"class_list":["post-2507683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-candidates","tag-elections","tag-politics","tag-socialism","tag-victory"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/z-mamdani-nyc-1.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2507683"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2507688,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507683\/revisions\/2507688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2507686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2507683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2507683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2507683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}