Rangel then faced strong primary challenges from 2010 on during and after his ethics troubles .
He did face a mid-career primary challenge in 1994 , when two - term New York City Councilman Adam Clayton Powell IV ran and held Rangel to 58 percent of the vote .
Rangel then faced strong primary challenges from 2010 on during and after Rangel 's ethics troubles .
He did face a mid-career primary challenge in 1994 , when two - term New York City Councilman Adam Clayton Powell IV ran and held Rangel to 58 percent of the vote .