Democrat Tom Suozzi flipped a New York congressional seat blue Tuesday night, narrowing the GOP's already razor-thin majority in the House and boosting the spirits of Democrats fretting about President Joe Biden's strength in the fall elections.
A centrist Democrat, Suozzi was seeking to get back the job he had before he left to run, unsuccessfully, for the gubernatorial nomination in 2022.
Suozzi also faced an electorate unhappy with Biden in general and, in particular, the influx of immigrants over the border.
A little-known Nassau County legislator, Pilip is a registered Democrat who was running on the Republican and Conservative Party lines.
Democrats also scored a big win in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, retaining control of the state House with Jim Prokopiak's unexpectedly lopsided victory over Republican Candace Cabanas.
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