Posted on 11/04/2020 11:36:42 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Republican challenger Nicole Malliotakis declared victory Tuesday night over Rep. Max Rose in the city’s only high-stakes congressional race — but the Democratic incumbent said thousands of mail-in ballots still need to be counted.
Malliotakis, a state Assemblywoman who previous ran for mayor, was leading with over 57% of the votes Wednesday morning with 95% of the district reporting, polls show. But the Associated Press has not yet called a winner.
“I need to thank President Trump for his strong support and endorsement,” Malliotakis said in a victory speech late Tuesday. “Today, Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn sent a loud and clear message. And that message will resonate from the halls of City Hall to the halls of Congress.”
First-term Democrat Rose pointed to more than 40,000 absentee ballots that still need to be counted, “with potentially 10,000 more in the mail.”
“As a soldier who fought for our democracy. I believe every vote must be counted. I know my opponent will join me in ensuring that the Board of Elections must conduct a fair and transparent process that demonstrates the strength of our democracy, not undermines it,” Rose said in a statement Tuesday night.
“While we wait for the official results to be declared, I want to assure the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn that our work will continue," he said.
New York’s 11th Congressional District — which includes all of Staten Island and a portion of southern Brooklyn — had traditionally voted Republican until Rose, a 33-year-old U.S. Army veteran, flipped the seat in 2018. He was the first Democrat to win the district since 2010.
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Sorry, no longer believing ANY DEMOCRAT BULL SHI...er...DORKBAMA.
Nicole will be a great Congresswoman! Rose is a lying weasel pos. This is my district so I know. BTW it looks like New York, yes NEW YORK will be the biggest flipper state - Yes New York. We flipped 4 for sure and maybe a fifth. Florida flipped two.
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