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The race for district attorney in Queens, N.Y., has drawn national interest, and will determine how far one of the most diverse places in the country is willing to go in endorsing criminal justice reform. Read more

The winner of the six-way Democratic primary will be the overwhelming favorite to win in November’s general election, and most of the attention has gone to three candidates: Tiffany Cabán, a 31-year-old public defender; Melinda Katz, the Queens borough president, who has captured the institutional support of the Queens County Democratic machine; and Greg Lasak, a former judge who worked as a senior prosecutor in the borough.

Ms. Cabán has captured the endorsements of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, and even celebrities such as John Legend.

The election was seen as a test of whether progressive interests could overcome the strength of entrenched political institutions like unions, which have largely backed Ms. Katz, or more traditional law-and-order voters, who may be inclined to support Mr. Lasak.