The Winner

If you live in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) will keep representing you after winning a third term, though by a much smaller margin than last time. The Associated Press called the race for Langworthy at 10:49 p.m. Eastern time on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 3. ​

Langworthy has 182,118 votes (60.2%) to 120,300 (39.8%) for Democrat Aaron Gies, a margin of about 20 points, with an estimated 98% of votes counted. In 2024, Langworthy beat Democrat Thomas Carle by about 32 points, 65.8% to 34.2%.

The Race

Gies, a St. Bonaventure University professor from Olean, won the Democratic nomination in June, Spectrum News reported. He beat Kevin Stocker with 70.7% of the vote in the June 23 primary, while Langworthy had no primary opponent, according to Ballotpedia’s race page. Cook Political Report and Inside Elections rated the race Solid Republican, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Republican.

The district includes all of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung and Tioga counties, as well as parts of Erie, Niagara, Schuyler and Steuben counties, according to Spectrum News’ primary coverage. It runs along the Pennsylvania border across the Southern Tier and takes in some Buffalo suburbs.

About 770,100 people live in the district, and residents are 90.1% white, 3.8% Hispanic, 2.2% Black and 1% Asian. The median household income is $72,800, and the median age is 44. Of adults, 30.9% hold at least a bachelor’s degree, unemployment is 5.2% and 12.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

What’s Next

Langworthy’s new term begins Sunday, Jan. 3, and he will serve in the House minority after Democrats won control of the chamber. A former chairman of the New York Republican Party, he sits on the Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Rules committees and chairs a Rules subcommittee on the legislative and budget process, according to Ballotpedia’s profile of Langworthy. Subcommittee gavels go to the majority party, so he will give up that post in January.

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