Democrat Laura Gillen has officially won a hard-fought race for a Long Island House seat, ousting incumbent GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito.

Gillen’s win puts a dent into Republicans’ recent gains across Long Island. Last year, Republicans won the Suffolk County executive seat. And D’Esposito’s 2022 victory flipped a seat that Democrats had held for nearly three decades.

Laura Gillen will defeat Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) to score a key pickup for Democrats eager to retake the House, Decision Desk HQ projects. New York has been seen as key to

Democrat Laura Gillen has defeated U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito on Long Island, unseating the Republican after one term and rolling back recent GOP gains in New York City’s suburbs.

Republican incumbent Anthony D’Esposito was defeated in his bid for reelection in New York’s 4th Congressional District, losing to Democrat Laura Gillen, according to AP.

Laura Gillen unseated Representative Anthony D’Esposito, a first-term Republican, on Long Island. Her campaign focused on abortion and the border.

New York Democrats flipped a third US House seat after expensive and acrimonious races.Most Read from BloombergKey Ballot Initiatives and Local Races Highlight Views on Abortion, ImmigrationParis Restricts Through Traffic in City CenterFrom Housing to Immigration,

Democrats in New York State were able to reclaim three of the four seats in the House they lost to the GOP two years ago — or so it seems.