George Santos’s Ouster Sets Up Crucial House Race in New York Suburbs
- Democrats have chance to regain seat they held for a decade
- February election in one of wealthiest US House districts
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The expulsion of George Santos from Congress Friday triggers a new election in New York City suburbs that threatens to further weaken Republicans’ already shaky control of the US House.
The vacancy will give Democrats a chance to take back a congressional seat the party held for a decade before Santos’s election last year. The first competitive US House special election since the November 2022 midterms, it will also test the durability of the GOP’s surprise wins in parts of the state in 2022 — gains that helped propel the party to the majority.