The Winner
If you live in New York's 3rd U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Tom Suozzi (D-NY), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
Election results show Suozzi with about 141,870 votes, or roughly 55.0%, against about 115,330 votes, or roughly 44.7%, for Republican Mike LiPetri, according to official results from the New York State Board of Elections as of Nov. 10.
Suozzi won by about 10 points, or about 26,540 votes. The result rests on the Associated Press call, and the vote figures are preliminary because the counts are not yet certified and may change.
The Race
LiPetri, the Republican opponent, reached the general election ballot by winning the June 23 Republican primary, and he also appeared on the Conservative line.
Cook Political Report rated the race Likely Democratic before Election Day, while Inside Elections and Sabato's Crystal Ball each rated it Lean Democratic, according to Ballotpedia.
The district has about 770,400 residents, according to Geographies data for the district, with a median household income of about $139,700 and a median age of about 45.
About 53.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the population is about 56.0% white, 23.6% Asian, 15.2% Hispanic, and 3.6% Black. The unemployment rate is about 4.8%, and about 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line.
The district covers parts of Nassau, Queens, and Suffolk counties, according to New York Focus.
What's Next
Suozzi is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027. He called for Congress to focus on affordability, including restoring enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, reversing Medicaid cuts, ending most tariffs, raising the minimum wage, and lifting the Social Security taxable-earnings cap, according to an op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal dated Nov. 4.
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