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Voters in suburban New York picked a Democrat to replace expelled Republican congressman George Santos on Tuesday, US networks projected, after President Joe Biden's party poured cash into TV ads to flip the seat in an election year.
CNN and NBC News both called the race in favor of Tom Suozzi, forecasting that he had defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in the election, which was marked by a heavy snowstorm across the district.
Suozzi, a veteran politician who previously held the seat and quit to unsuccessfully run for New York state governor, will serve out the remaining 11 months of the scandal-plagued Santos's term in the House of Representatives.
The win chips away at the Republicans' narrow majority in the lower chamber of Congress.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, said Suozzi's victory "was good news for New York."
Biden, facing an uphill battle to get aid for key allies Ukraine and Israel approved in the Republican-led House, called to congratulate Suozzi on his win Tuesday night, the White House said.
Pilip conceded during a speech in East Meadow: "We are fighters, I called my opponent and congratulated him," she said.
Pre-election polling had showed that the race was tight, with Democrats reportedly spending $14 million on advertising and the Republicans $8 million.
With AFP
CNN and NBC News both called the race in favor of Tom Suozzi, forecasting that he had defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in the election, which was marked by a heavy snowstorm across the district.
Suozzi, a veteran politician who previously held the seat and quit to unsuccessfully run for New York state governor, will serve out the remaining 11 months of the scandal-plagued Santos's term in the House of Representatives.
The win chips away at the Republicans' narrow majority in the lower chamber of Congress.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, said Suozzi's victory "was good news for New York."
Biden, facing an uphill battle to get aid for key allies Ukraine and Israel approved in the Republican-led House, called to congratulate Suozzi on his win Tuesday night, the White House said.
Pilip conceded during a speech in East Meadow: "We are fighters, I called my opponent and congratulated him," she said.
Pre-election polling had showed that the race was tight, with Democrats reportedly spending $14 million on advertising and the Republicans $8 million.
With AFP
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