New York voters made history as Kathy Hochul becomes the first woman to be elected governor of the state, but Democrats didn't hold firm in all races while Republicans flipped four House seats. TimMcNicholas has more on the impact of these contests.
In open seats, Republicans Nick LaLota won the 1st Congressional District, George Santos won in the 3rd, Anthony D'Esposito in the 4th, and incumbent Andrew Garbarino in the 2nd.
Israel, a Democrat, represented Long Island in Congress. He blamed failed efforts to gerrymander as part of a perfect storm. Democratic congressional candidates opposed bail reform and had nothing to do with its state passage, but were linked to it. "When you see an area that's been very dominantly blue and Democratic leaning for so long flip ... That just tells you that the quality of life that the people are seeking on Long Island is not what was being delivered," said Congressman-elect George Santos.
"There was a particular focus by the Zeldin campaign that he needed to drive numbers up really high in Nassau County and Suffolk County. They did a great job mobilizing their base," said former New York State Senator Craig Johnson. "New York Democrats seem to not have done as well as Democrats in other parts of the country," said Gregory Wawro, a political science professor at Columbia University.
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