was too much for the congressman to overcome. More than $25 million was spent on the campaign, making it one of the most costly in U.S. history.
It caused rifts inside the Democratic Party as well, with leftists including New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar,
New York House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders supporting Bowman. Hillary Clinton was one of many prominent Democrats who personally endorsed Latimer.
It was a decisive loss for Bowman. Rep. Omar was also the focus of a vicious primary campaign, but she managed to stay in office in the end.
