The Democrat primary was won by Dana Balter with 63% of the vote.<ref name="New York Primary Results 2020"/> Strongly [[anti-Trump]], Balter had previously organized a left-wing group to protest the killing of Qassem Soleimani.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/ny-dem-organized-for-group-that-protested-terror-leaders-death/ NY Dem Organized for Group That Protested Terror Leader’s Death]</ref>
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The Democrat primary was won by Dana Balter with 63% of the vote.<ref name="New York Primary Results 2020"/> Strongly [[anti-Trump]], Balter had previously organized a left-wing group to protest the killing of Qassem Soleimani.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/ny-dem-organized-for-group-that-protested-terror-leaders-death/ NY Dem Organized for Group That Protested Terror Leader’s Death]</ref> She also earned several thousand dollars in teaching fees from [[Kazakhstan]]'s authoritarian regime.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/new-york-dem-received-teaching-fees-from-authoritarian-regime/ New York Dem Received Teaching Fees From Authoritarian Regime]</ref>