New York State’s House races drew intense national attention with a highly precarious balance of power in the U.S. Congress on the line
New York state’s congressional races, which drew national attention partly because their cumulative outcome might tip the balance of power in a narrowly divided House of Representatives, ended with Democrats flipping a couple key seats.
In many of the upstate and Long Island districts where the races played out, the issues that candidates raised on the pre-election debate stage were microcosms of issues at the center of the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
NY-1: Nick LaLota Defends Seat Against John Avlon
In the later stages of the closely watched District 1 contest between incumbent Republican Rep. Nick LaLota and Democratic challenger John Avlon, a speechwriter for former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, attention turned largely to the candidates’ policies regarding the climate and disaster preparedness, specifically flood preparedness.
