Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York race to succeed George Santos in Congress
Source: AP
Updated 10:31 PM EST, February 13, 2024
Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election for a U.S. House seat in New York on Tuesday, coming out on top in a politically mixed suburban district in a victory that could lift his party’s hopes heading into a fiercely contested presidential election later this year.
Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip to take the seat that was left vacant when George Santos, also a Republican, was expelled from Congress. The victory marks a return to Washington for Suozzi, who represented the district for three terms before giving it up to run, unsuccessfully, for governor.
It’s unclear how long his next stint on Capitol Hill will last, as a redistricting process unfolds that could reshape the district. But for now the result narrows the already slim Republican majority in the House. And it provides Democrats a much-needed win in New York City’s Long Island suburbs, where the GOP showed surprising strength in recent elections.
Pilip conceded the race and said she congratulated Suozzi in a phone call Tuesday night. “Yes we lost, but it doesn’t mean we are going to end here,” Pilip told supporters at her election watch party. Suozzi’s win will likely reassure Democrats that they can perform well in suburban communities across the nation, which will be critical to the party’s efforts to retake control of the U.S. House and reelect President Joe Biden.
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10:04 PM · Feb 13, 2024
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Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election Tuesday in New York for the U.S. House seat that was left vacant when Republican George Santos was expelled from Congress.
Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip to retake a seat he held for three terms before giving it up to run, unsuccessfully, for governor.
The victory narrows the slim Republican majority in the House and gives Democrats a much-needed win in New York City's Long Island suburbs, where the GOP showed surprising strength in recent elections.
On the campaign trail, Suozzi, a political centrist, leaned into some of the same issues that Republicans have used to bash Democrats, calling for tougher U.S. border policies and a rollback of New York laws that made it tougher for judges to detain criminal suspects awaiting trial.
Democrat Tom Suozzi has won a special election in New York for the U.S. House seat that was left vacant when Republican George Santos was expelled from Congress. Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip to retake a seat he held for three terms before giving it up to run, unsuccessfully, for governor.
The victory narrows the slim Republican majority in the House and gives Democrats a much-needed win in New York City's Long Island suburbs, where the GOP showed surprising strength in recent elections.
On the campaign trail, Suozzi, a political centrist, leaned into some of the same issues that Republicans have used to bash Democrats, calling for tougher U.S. border policies and a rollback of New York laws that made it tougher for judges to detain criminal suspects awaiting trial. His will will likely reassure Democrats that they can perform well in suburban communities across the nation, which will be critical to the party's efforts to retake control of the U.S. House and reelect President Joe Biden.
The unusual midwinter election became necessary after Santos was ousted by his colleagues in December, partway through his first term.
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and saw the AP breaking banner had popped up... and it was like this in here -
because he swings them around so much that he can literally take off out of the studio and bust through the roof when he gets going! 
Hoping this is a sign of GREAT things to come in NOV. 
I couldn't see how they could continue to elect loons to that seat. 
It seems that any more the polls exist for only one reason - to discourage Dems from voting.
If we stop reading and listening to pollsters, we'll get out the vote just like always.
For this victory, the intrepid NY-3 Democrats deserve ALL the credit.
was that leading up to this the past couple weeks, the media pretty much had her winning. 
Thanks NY3 Democrats
I came online to celebrate the win!
And WOW thanks everyone for the lovely hearts!
Yes that's a whoop ass of a win
Cornacky on msnbc was saying this is a younger, higher college educated district. Suozzi's win is even higher than POTUS in 2020 (Biden won by 8 pts). This shows that Nassau Cty residents value candidate experience, sensibility, and character.
I see this as a great setup for and a foretelling of the general later this year
I.e., it's not the same as what it was in 2020 so you can't really compare what happened then with now.
Good one for cornacky 
He did mention in 2022 Dems lost several NY seats in that area. I was listening to a clip of last night's coverage on msnbc (too old to stay up now) kinda tuned out at that point and just revelled at the fact Dems have now secured another seat for the Blue team.
(and I hear you about staying up - I am a morning person but sometimes the news forces the late nights
)
Best of luck to George in his next career as an NFL placekicker.
