Gillen’s win puts a dent into Republicans’ recent gains across Long Island. Last year, Republicans won the Suffolk County executive seat. And D’Esposito’s 2022 victory flipped a seat that Democrats had held for nearly three decades.

Democrat Laura Gillen has officially won a hard-fought race for a Long Island House seat, ousting incumbent GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito.

The battle for New York’s undecided voters centered on two races on Long Island, two in parts of the Hudson Valley and one in central New York. Freshman Republicans who mostly won by slim margins in the 2022 midterms faced well-funded Democrats who had the added advantage of a presidential candidate on the top of the ticket.

Laura Gillen unseated Representative Anthony D’Esposito, a first-term Republican, on Long Island. Her campaign focused on abortion and the border.

New York Democrats flipped a third US House seat after expensive and acrimonious races.Most Read from BloombergKey Ballot Initiatives and Local Races Highlight Views on Abortion, ImmigrationParis Restricts Through Traffic in City CenterFrom Housing to Immigration,

Democrats in New York State were able to reclaim three of the four seats in the House they lost to the GOP two years ago — or so it seems.