Democrat who campaigned on abortion rights wins in New York special election
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Pat Ryan's victory may boost party's hopes that voters will support its opposition to Supreme Court ruling in midterm elections
A New York Democrat who campaigned on abortion rights and the future of US democracy has won a special congressional election in a swing district, a victory that Democrats hope could signal a fundamental shift in national voter sentiment ahead of the November midterm elections.
Democrat Pat Ryan defeated Republican Marc Molinaro 51.3% to 48.7%, with 99% of the vote counted, Edison Research said, after a hard-fought contest for an open seat in New York's 19th congressional District, which spans part of the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains region and is known as a bellwether.
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