Democrats Reclaim George Santos’ Seat in Special Election

Just over a year after George Santos was sworn into office, the Democrat who first opened the alleged fraudster’s path to Congress has successfully won back his old district on Long Island.

In a special election held on Tuesday as a snowstorm bore down on the Northeast, former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D) defeated Republican candidate Mazi Pilip, according to projections from the Associated Press and CNN.

Suozzi, who represented this Long Island and Queens-based district for three terms before pursuing a failed run for governor in 2022, will return to Capitol Hill having re-captured the turf that Santos surprisingly flipped that midterm year.

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