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New York House Special Election Results: Democrat Pat Ryan wins in bellwether district

A hotly contested House special election in New York's 19th district Tuesday could provide hints about which party has the edge heading into the Nov. 8 midterm elections.

Democrat Pat Ryan emphasized abortion rights as part of his winning campaign over Republican Marc Molinaro, positioning it as a “freedom” issue. The district has tracked the national mood in recent elections: President Joe Biden won it by about 2 points in 2020 after Donald Trump and Barack Obama carried it in their winning campaigns. Republicans held the district from its creation in the 2012 cycle until the 2018 blue wave.

The winner will serve in Congress for only a few months before the fall midterm elections scramble the map — and the ballot — for the seat in the next two years. Still, the national significance of the race has invited attention.

1 DEM seat

1 GOP seat

House
district

% in

House 19 - Special

H 19

100% in

D
P. Ryan
51.4%
67,996
R
M. Molinaro
48.5%
64,159
o
W. Write-ins
other
0.1%
91

100% in

House 23 - Special

H 23

100% in

R
J. Sempolinski
52.6%
39,128
D
M. Della Pia
47.1%
35,075
o
W. Write-ins
other
0.3%
221

100% in

The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information.

Source: National Election Pool (NEP)

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