“We’ve modernized the L train. Blake, who declined to concede, also alleged that there was “intentional black voter suppression” on Election Day. With 120 of 120 election districts reporting. His council colleague, Ritchie Torres, massively outraised the crowded field and used that money to flood the district with TV ads, digital ads and supporters on Election Day. And with all the in-person votes counted in this Central Brooklyn district, seven-term incumbent Rep. Yvette Clarke has a commanding enough lead that The Associated Press called her the winner, a lead she maintained once all the absentee ballots were counted. As founder and research director of the Empire Center for Public Policy, E.J. Research Director, Empire Center for Public Policy. Even so, those challengers failed to amass the kind of support necessary to take down the popular – and well-funded – member of Congress. called the Republican primary in the 27th District for Jacobs. Three Black newcomers – Mondaire Jones, Bowman and Torres – maintained their leads in the final results in the Bronx and Westchester and Rockland counties. When four different candidates are all challenging the same incumbent, the math favors the incumbent. With 449 of 449 election districts reporting. The coronavirus in New York, by the numbers, Why Max Rose might be upset by Nicole Malliotakis. Account active Malliotakis won more than double the votes that her opponent, Joseph Calderera did, and was declared the winner by The Associated Press. Meanwhile, on Long Island, Nancy Goroff emerged as the winner in a tight race for the chance to take on Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in November. With 297 of 297 election districts reporting. In an easy win, Douglas Tuman defeated Cindy Grosz in the 4th Congressional District on Long Island. What have they done? Six weeks after Election Day, the final lingering races that were still in limbo thanks to close election night results and delays in counting absentee ballots have been officially decided. Is that complacent? Maloney, who defeated Patel with 60% of the vote in 2018 primary elections, is facing a much closer race this time around. While the 14-term congresswoman is highlighting her work on Capitol Hill to secure coronavirus relief for New York’s first responders, her challengers are pushing for larger, most substantive changes. Republican Chris Jacobs came out on top in what turned out to be a surprisingly close special election in the reddest congressional district in the state. Should Goroff win against Zeldin in November, she would become the first woman in Congress with a science Ph.D. With 524 of 524 election districts reporting. However, he drew strong support from Millennials and first-time voters across the district’s Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods. “Decade after decade after decade, the excuse can’t be ‘the Republicans are bad’ while we get rolled time and again,” Patel said. Maloney* Carolyn Maloney* 16,473 41.7% Patel Suraj Patel 15,825 40.1% Ashcraft Lauren Ashcraft 5,268 13.3% Harrison Peter Harrison 1,933 4.9% 39,499 votes * Incumbent Updated … Maloney… New York's 12th Congressional District is located in the southeastern portion of the state and includes parts of Kings, Queens, and New York counties. is a tech and policy reporter at City & State. After every absentee ballot was counted, Maloney maintained her lead and pulled ahead slightly, cementing her victory. expanding economic mobility and the social safety net for New Yorkers. Rep. Chris Jacobs has already been sworn into Congress after the results of his special election for the 27th Congressional District in Western New York were certified, replacing the disgraced former Rep. Chris Collins. NEW YORK — The city's hottest primary election is the 12th Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race in favor of Jones, who won by more than 25 percentage points over second-place candidate, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Schleifer.