Feb 13, 2024, 10:30 PM EST
ABC News has projected a winner
The ABC News decision desk is now affirming the calls from other sources, projecting that Tom Souzzi will win the race and flip a seat for the Democrats.
—G. Elliott Morris, 538
New York 3rd District special election: Suozzi projected to defeat Pilip for seat vacated by Santos
Democrats cut into Republicans’ already narrow House majority.
By538 and ABC News 
Last Updated: February 13, 2024, 7:00 PM EST
Democrat Tom Suozzi has won the special election in New York’s 3rd District, defeating Republican Mazi Pilip to flip a House seat from red to blue. (The seat was formerly held by Republican Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December after a series of scandals.) As a result, Republicans’ already narrow House majority has been reduced to 219-213.
Throughout the night, 538 reporters, analysts and contributors have been live-blogging the results in real time and breaking down what (if anything) they mean for November. Read our full analysis below.
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Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Feb 13, 2024, 10:28 PM EST
Pilip is conceding now
In a quick speech in front of supporters, Pilip said she'd called Suozzi and conceded the race. This outcome is not a huge surprise: Suozzi is a known entity and Pilip was a newer face who was outspent in the race.
—Monica Potts, 538
Feb 13, 2024, 10:24 PM EST
Meanwhile, on social media...
As George Santos’ time as the most recent member of Congress representing the 3rd District comes to a close, he seems to be relishing Pilip’s likely loss.
—Leah Askarinam, 538
Feb 13, 2024, 10:19 PM EST
The Associated Press has projected a winner
Yeah, Geoffrey, based on that Nassau dump, the Associated Press has gone ahead and projected Suozzi as the winner. Our colleagues at ABC News, however, have yet to make a projection.
—Nathaniel Rakich, 538
