Comptroller Brad Lander leads incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman by 19% in a brand new progressive ballot of a possible Democratic major matchup within the deep-blue NY-10 district spanning decrease Manhattan and brownstone Brooklyn.
Lander, who’s enthusiastically backing Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral candidacy, leads Goldman by 52%-to-33% within the ballot of a hypothetical one-on-one 2026 major matchup.
Goldman, a two-term pro-Israel reasonable who hasn’t endorsed Mamdani but, says he and Lander are allies within the battle in opposition to President Trump and he welcomes competitors in a possible major face-off.
“Dan has a lot of respect for Brad and enjoys working with him on a number of issues, including Trump’s attack on immigrants. If he or anyone else would like to throw their hat in the ring, they are more than welcome to,” mentioned Simone Kantor, a Goldman spokesman.
Crew Goldman derided the survey as an “agenda driven push poll” and predicted that the primary challenge on the poll in 2026 would be the battle to win again Congress from Trump’s Republicans, not Mamdani or Israel.
The ballot says Lander boasts significantly better favorability numbers, with a +59 approval score in comparison with Goldman’s modest +19% within the ballot, which was sponsored by the progressive Demand Progress group.
The previous mayoral candidate can be higher recognized than Goldman in his personal district, with simply 11% not figuring out sufficient about him to make a judgment in comparison with 24% who mentioned the identical about their sitting consultant in Congress.
Lander, who co-endorsed Mamdani of their ranked-choice major in opposition to primary rival ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, hasn’t commented on rumors he may run for Congress.
Lander has been thought-about a probable candidate to take a senior publish in a possible Mamdani mayoral administration, assuming the progressive assemblyman fends off Cuomo together with Republican Curtis Sliwa and Mayor Adams within the November common election.
Lander’s Park Slope house is within the tenth district, which was created forward of the 2022 election and contains all of Manhattan south of 14th Avenue and a piece of western Brooklyn.
Considerably, Brooklyn voters comprise almost 60% of the district’s voters, a probably problematic determine for Goldman, who lives in Tribeca.
The ballot, which contacted 533 voters since Sept. 3, portrays Goldman’s sturdy assist for Israel as an Achilles heel in a Democratic major, with the social gathering’s liberal base now strongly disapproving of the seemingly never-ending battle in Gaza.
Ana Maria Archila, co-director of the Working Households Celebration, mentioned the left-leaning third social gathering is “closely watching” Goldman’s 2026 race.
She heaped reward on Lander as “one of the most beloved elected leaders” within the metropolis and slammed Goldman for failing to battle again forcefully sufficient in opposition to “the hateful politics that Trump represents.
To this point, nobody has formally introduced a problem to Goldman. Additional north, Rep. Jerry Nadler has introduced he received’t search election, setting off a probable crowded race for his district that features each the Higher East Aspect and Higher West Aspect.
Initially Printed: September 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM EDT
