As a result , Rangel faced a serious primary challenge from State Senator Adriano Espaillat .
He found himself in a district that stretched from Harlem to the Bronx and was majority - Hispanic ; it was 55 percent Hispanic and 27 percent African American .
Rangel faced a serious primary challenge from State Senator Adriano Espaillat .
He found himself in a district that stretched from Harlem to the Bronx and was majority - Hispanic ; it was 55 percent Hispanic and 27 percent African American .