The Winner
If you live in New York's 9th U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
Clarke, of Brooklyn, New York, took about 82.1% of the vote, or about 146,503 votes, according to official results as of Nov. 10. Her Republican opponent, Joel Anabilah-Azumah, took about 17.0%, or about 30,378 votes, a margin of about 65 points.
The winner rests on the call, and the vote figures are preliminary: the results are unofficial and totals may change until they are certified. The seat stays in Democratic hands.
The Race
Anabilah-Azumah was the Republican nominee on the general election ballot. Inside Elections rated the seat Solid Democrat before the election.
The district covers Kings County, and its largest city is Brooklyn, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It has a plurality-Black population of about 41.3%, in a total of about 737,300 residents, according to geographic data for the district. Median household income is about $75,900, median age is about 36.9, and about 38.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
The unemployment rate is about 8.1%, and about 18.6% of residents live below the poverty line. The population is also about 33.3% white, 11.2% Hispanic, and 8.8% Asian.
What's Next
Clarke is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027. She said she would continue advancing her progressive agenda and opposing what she called oppressive actions and regressive ideologies in the upcoming Congress, according to the Office of Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, which released her statement on Nov. 3.
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