Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley has defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano in a closely watched Democratic primary battle in Massachusetts.
Pressley is all but certain to become the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts in November because there are no Republican candidates in the race. Her victory gives Democrats' progressive wing another win in their effort to pull the party leftward.
Capuano conceded earlier, saying "America is going to be OK" and Pressley is going to be a good congresswoman.
Capuano is the second Democrat and fourth House incumbent to lose a primary ahead of the November midterms. Pressley has drawn comparisons to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She ousted 10-term New York Rep. Joe Crowley in a Democratic primary in June.
Capuano didn't take Pressley's challenge lightly, campaigning hard and pointing to a liberal 20-year record.
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