Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip to take the seat that was left vacant when George Santos, also a Republican, was expelled from Congress. And it provides Democrats a much-needed win in New York City’s Long Island suburbs, where the GOP showed surprising strength in recent elections. With no time for a primary before the special election, Democrats nominated Suozzi, a political centrist well known to voters in the district. Pilip conceded the race and said she congratulated Suozzi in a phone call Tuesday night. Suozzi counterattacked Pilip on abortion, saying she couldn’t be trusted to protect abortion rights in places like New York where it remains legal.
