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2024 New York's 3rd congressional district special election
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New York's 3rd congressional district
 
Nominee Tom Suozzi Mazi Melesa Pilip
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Conservative
Popular vote 93,183 79,290
Percentage 53.92% 45.88%
Suozzi:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Pilip:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes
U.S. Representative before election

George Santos
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Tom Suozzi
Democratic

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The 2024 New York's 3rd congressional district special election was held on February 13, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in New York's 3rd congressional district for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress. The seat became vacant after the expulsion of Republican George Santos on December 1, 2023. Considered a suburban swing seat, political analysts predicted a competitive and expensive election for both parties.[1][2] The early voting period ran from February 3 to February 11, 2024.[3][4]

Republicans nominated Nassau County legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip, while Democrats nominated Tom Suozzi, the former U.S. representative for this district and Santos's predecessor. Suozzi defeated Pilip, reclaiming the seat for Democrats.[5] This was the first time that a New York congressional seat changed parties in a special election since 2011.

Background

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Republican George Santos was elected to Congress in 2022 from New York's 3rd district. Weeks later, The New York Times reported that he had misrepresented his background during the campaign.[6] Santos confirmed the allegations against him were true soon after, but refused to resign from his seat.[7] After a formal inquiry by the House Ethics Committee, he was expelled from the House of Representatives on December 1, 2023, by a vote of 311 to 114. At the time of the expulsion, he was indicted on 23 federal charges related to fraud.[8] Santos was the first representative to be expelled in two decades and the first since the Civil War to be expelled before any criminal conviction.[9]

Nominees

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New York does not use primary elections when filling vacancies. Instead, party officials in the affected counties (in this case, Nassau and Queens) are responsible for choosing nominees.[10]

Democratic Party

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Democrats selected Tom Suozzi as the party's nominee on December 7, 2023.[11] He had previously represented the district in the House from 2017 to 2023. Before that, he served as the Nassau County executive and the mayor of Glen Cove, and had run for governor in 2006 and 2022.[12]

Republican Party

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On December 14, 2023, Republicans selected Mazi Melesa Pilip as their nominee to replace Santos.[13] She previously served in the Israel Defense Forces, and has represented the 10th legislative district in the Nassau County Legislature since 2022.[14] She was a registered Democrat who held office as a Republican.[15]

Minor parties

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New York allows fusion voting in elections, prompting minor parties to nominate candidates on their ballot lines. The Conservative Party of New York State nominated Pilip.[16] Suozzi declined to seek the support of the Working Families Party, despite having accepted the party's nomination in past election cycles.[17][18]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[19] Tossup January 23, 2024
Inside Elections[20] Tossup February 9, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21] Tossup February 7, 2024
Elections Daily[22] Lean D (flip) February 5, 2024
CNalysis[23] Lean D (flip) February 12, 2024

Endorsements

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Mazi Melesa Pilip (R)
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Political parties
Tom Suozzi (D)
U.S. senators
U.S representatives
State governors
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Political parties
Declined to endorse
U.S. executive branch officials
Organizations

Debate

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2024 New York's 3rd congressional district special election debates
No. Date Host Moderator Links Republican Democratic
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
Mazi Melesa Pilip Tom Suozzi
1[89] February 8, 2024 News 12 Long Island Rich Barrabi YouTube P P

News 12 Long Island hosted a debate between Suozzi and Pilip on February 8, 2024.[90] Suozzi's campaign had proposed additional debates to be hosted by WABC-TV, WNBC, and NY1. However, Pilip declined to participate in any of them, telling The Jewish Star that she did not have much time for debates given the short campaign schedule.[91][92]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mazi Pilip (R) $1,342,835 $714,273 $628,561
Tom Suozzi (D) $4,514,693 $2,360,689 $2,217,239
Source: Federal Election Commission[93]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Mazi Melesa
Pilip (R) 		Tom
Suozzi (D) 		Undecided
JL Partners[A] February 10–12, 2024 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 45% 46% 9%
Siena College[B] February 3–6, 2024 694 (LV) ± 4.2% 44% 48% 7%
Emerson College[C] February 4–5, 2024 742 (VLV/AV) ± 3.5% 47% 50% 3%
48% 52% –
Emerson College[C] January 13–15, 2024 975 (RV) ± 3.1% 42% 45% 9%
Opinion Diagnostics (R)[D] November 30, 2023 900 (LV) ± 3.3% 40% 43% 17%
Hypothetical polling
Kellen Curry vs. Tom Suozzi
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Kellen
Curry (R) 		Tom
Suozzi (D) 		Undecided
Opinion Diagnostics (R)[D] November 30, 2023 900 (LV) ± 3.3% 39% 43% 18%
Mike Sapraicone vs. Tom Suozzi
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Mike
Sapraicone (R) 		Tom
Suozzi (D) 		Undecided
Opinion Diagnostics (R)[D] November 30, 2023 900 (LV) ± 3.3% 38% 45% 17%

Results

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2024 New York's 3rd congressional district special election[94]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tom Suozzi 93,183 53.92 +9.66
Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip 69,778 40.38 −8.97
Conservative Mazi Melesa Pilip 9,512 5.50 +1.09
Total Mazi Melesa Pilip 79,290 45.88 −7.88
Write-in 337 0.20 N/A
Total votes 172,810 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican
By county
County Suozzi
Democratic 		Pilip
Republican 		Write-in Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # %
Nassau (part) 77,575 52.61 69,610 47.21 256 0.18 7,965 5.40 147,441
Queens (part) 15,608 61.52 9,680 38.16 81 0.32 5,928 23.37 25,369
Total 93,183 53.92 79,290 45.88 337 0.20 13,893 8.04 172,810

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    VLV – very likely voters
    AV – already voted
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by the New York Post
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by Newsday
  3. ^ a b Poll sponsored by Nexstar Media Group
  4. ^ a b c Poll sponsored by Curry's campaign

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