Nassau County Congressional Early Results: Suozzi Down Slightly

NASSAU COUNTY, NY — Record numbers of people around the country have flocked to the polls to vote in the 2020 election, and New York has been no different. With polls closed and all of the votes cast yesterday and before counted, incumbent Democrat Tom Suozzi is down slightly, while Democrat Kathleen Rice has declared victory.

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Long Island has four seats in the House of Representatives, which are all up for election this year. There are two in Nassau County, one in Suffolk County and one that straddles the line between the two.

The biggest Congressional race of the year is between Andrew Garbarino and Jackie Gordon to replace Rep. Peter King, who is not seeking reelection. You can read about that race here.

On the North Shore of Nassau, incumbent Democrat Tom Suozzi is being challenged by Republican George Santos to represent the 3rd Congressional District. Down on the South Shore, incumbent Democrat Kathleen Rice is being challenged by Republican Douglas Tuman for the 4th Congressional District.

Ongoing Results

These are the unofficial results as of Wednesday morning, with all of the early voting and votes cast on Election Day counted. There are still hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots to be counted, which could shift these races considerably.

In CD3, both Suozzi and Santos said they will prevail in the extremely close race as more ballots come in.

In the fourth Congressional District, Rice declared victory last night over challenger Tuman while enjoying a comfortable lead. "We are still awaiting the final vote tally, and every absentee ballot must be counted, but the result of the election is clear," she said in a statement. "I want to congratulate my opponents for running a hard race. I commend anyone who is willing to put themselves out there to serve their community."

Congressional District 3

• Tom Suozzi (D, incumbent): 133,634
• George Santos (R): 137,864
• Howard Rabin (Libertarian): 1,500

Congressional District 4

• Kathleen Rice (D, incumbent): 147,580
• Douglas Tuman (R): 134,243
• Joseph Naham (Green): 2,018