The health care worker would be the first Republican to represent District 13 in decades, but the incumbent has not conceded the race yet.
In what may be a major upset in the New York City Council elections, Republican Kristy Marmorato is declaring victory over incumbent Democrat Marjorie Velazquez in the Bronx.
With about 99% of the votes tallied late Tuesday night, Marmorato held a 6% lead over Velazquez who lost heavily in the Throggs Neck area. Velazquez had a change of heart on her public stance against the proposed Bruckner Boulevard rezoning last October when she ultimately urged fellow lawmakers to approve the project.
Marmorato's victory giving Republicans another seat in the Council may not grow the party's overall numbers by much, but she says it gives her constituents a voice - one that she felt she didn't have on two big issues.
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