Tom Suozzi Wins 3rd Congressional District Race

Voters elected a new United States Representative for New York's third congressional district on Tuesday.

Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Jack Martins in the congressional election.

With 629 of 630 of precincts reporting, Suozzi has 155,640 votes compared to 141,555 votes for Martins.

Suozzi served as Glen Cove Mayor from 1994-2001 and as Nassau County Executive from 2002-2009. He says he will be bring responsible reform and a track record of getting things done to Congress. Suozzi filed papers with the Federal Election Commission in January to potentially take over the open spot in New York’s third Congressional District after Rep. Steve Israel announced that he will not be running for re-election.

Martins released the following statement regarding the election results:

The results are in and unfortunately we’ve come up short. I congratulate Tom Suozzi on a hard-fought victory and wish him well.

While the outcome was not what we hoped and the race is over, it does not mean we will stop fighting for the ideals on which we ran. Throughout this campaign, I’ve heard the frustration from people across Nassau, Suffolk and Queens about the direction our country is headed. They are tired of politics as usual in Washington; they want to put the country back on the right track and they want results over partisan politics. Those are things for which I will continue to fight.

To everyone who voted for me and placed their trust in me, I am extraordinarily grateful. To all my supporters, volunteers and staff who worked tirelessly over these last few months, thank you for everything. Most especially, to my wife Paula, my four daughters and my family and friends, thank you for your love, support and encouragement.

The campaign has ended, but this is not the end. My father always taught me that if you’re going to complain about a problem, you better be prepared to do something to fix it. I will remain active in the community working to make life better for all our families as I’ve always done.

Martins is a three-term Senator in the state's seventh district and is the former mayor of Mineola.

The third congressional district covers: Huntington, Northport, Commack, Kings Park, Dix Hills, Plainview, Bethpage, Hicksville, Syosset, Glen Cove, Roslyn, Port Washington, Great Neck, parts of Farmingdale, North New Hyde Park and Williston Park as well as Queens neighborhoods of Little Neck, Whitestone, Glen Oaks, and Floral Park. View the district map here.

Check out live Nassau County, Suffolk County and East End election results.

Images via Suozzi (left) , Martins Facebook page (right)