Democrats celebrate victory in a contested district in central New York

Pat Ryan and New York Governor Kathy Hochhol during a campaign rally in Kingston.

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Yesterday, Democrats celebrated their electoral victory in a hotly contested US district in central New York, the last chance to test public opinion on issues such as abortion, crime and inflation before the legislative elections in November.

This election is one of the first close-knit elections since the US Supreme Court abolished the federal right of American women to have an abortion just two months ago.

According to the expectations of American media, including "NBC", "ABC" and "Fox News", Democrat Pat Ryan, who sought to turn the vote into a referendum on abortion rights in the 19th District, won to replace Congressman Antonio Delgado, He is also a Democrat.

"This evening, choice and freedom have triumphed," Ryan wrote on Twitter.

We voted as if our democracy is in danger because it is.”

His Republican challenger, Mark Molinaro, did not immediately comment, and his campaign centered on inflation and crime, the two topics of the Republican campaign.

The two candidates will meet again in November, but in different districts due to the recent redistricting.

Unlike Democratic-controlled New York, this rural area is a swing region, and in the last three presidential elections, the country has voted, like the rest of the country, for Joe Biden in 2020, Donald Trump in 2016, and Barack Obama in 2012.

During the midterm elections on November 8, Americans will be called to renew the 435 seats in the House of Representatives, a third of the Senate, and 30 state governors.

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