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Election officials in New York finally declared winners late Tuesday in two congressional elections that were held back on June 23, but were mired by thousands of missing and uncounted mail-in ballots.
Democrat Rep. Carolyn Maloney defeated Suraj Patel in the 12th Congressional District, and city council member Ritchie Torres beat a slew of Democrats competing for an open seat in the 15th Congressional District.
The races have become Exhibit A in President Trump’s campaign against universal mail-in balloting, which he and several experts say poses a major fraud risk. On Monday, Trump called for a do-over of the race in the 12th Congressional District, calling it a “total disaster.”
Maloney held onto a mere 658-vote lead over Patel after in-person voting concluded, with 65,000 mail-in votes uncounted. The final, certified margin of victory was 3,700 votes. A total of 13,000 mail-in votes were tossed out for various reasons, including missing signatures or incorrect postmarks.
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Article URL : https://www.foxnews.com/politics/carolyn-maloney-winner-new-york-race-ballot