LONG ISLAND, NY — Polls have closed in the race for the 2nd Congressional District, where incumbent U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino, a Republican, squared off against former Suffolk County Executive Patrick Halpin.
Garbarino, of Bayport, was first elected in 2020, was reelected in 2024 with 56.26% of the vote. He was reelected in 2022 with 60 percent of the vote, according to Ballotpedia.
Halpin, of Oak Beach, is the current chair of the Babylon Town Planning Committee.
The 2nd Congressional District stretches from southwestern Nassau to include an eastern portion of Brookhaven Town.
As of 10:30 p.m., Halpin was leading with 49 percent to Garbarino's 47 percent, with 334 of 527 of districts counting, according to the state's Board of Elections.
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