2024 New York 3rd Congressional District special election results

After a whirlwind month, voters went to the polls on an unexpectedly snowy Tuesday to determine who will replace the disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos in New York’s 3rd Congressional District.

Democrat Tom Suozzi has defeated Republican candidate Mazi Melesa Pilip in the first congressional race of the year in a suburban district on Long Island. Suozzi, a moderate former member of Congress who gave up his seat to unsuccessfully run for governor, was all over the district in the last few weeks before Election Day. He benefited from major fundraising, national Democratic attention and outside spending, painting himself as a bipartisan dealmaker with decades of political experience to achieve suburban priorities like repealing a cap on state and local tax deductions. Pilip, a second-term Nassau County legislator, ran heavily on immigration issues but did not benefit from the trend that has strongly favored Republicans on Long Island.

The pair faced off in their first and only debate last week, which highlighted Pilip’s struggles to clearly express her positions amid needling from Suozzi. And two polls released less than a week before Election Day showed Suozzi slightly ahead of Pilip, but the lead still fell within the margin of error in each poll.

3rd Congressional District

Nassau County and Queens

Tom Suozzi (D): 53.70%

Mazi Melesa Pilip (R): 45.99%

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