Molinaro declares victory over Riley in NY-19

Republican Marc Molinaro has declared victory over Democrat Josh Riley for the newly drawn 19^th District in Congress.

Molinaro is currently the Dutchess County Executive. He was the Republican nominee for governor in 2018, and served in the New York State Assembly.

In a recent interview with NewsChannel 13 Molinaro said he’s pro-life. He says he will push for better healthcare for pregnant women to support their choice.

He also talked about lowering the cost of living in New York state and bringing more jobs to the area.

Molinaro lost the special election earlier this year to temporarily fill the seat left by Antonio Delgado, when Delgado was picked to become lieutenant governor.

As of early Wednesday morning, Riley had not conceded.

“We find ourselves on election night without a declared winner,” he wrote in a statement. He says there are more absentee ballots to be processed.

Republican Marc Molinaro declares victory in the 19th Congressional District to cheers from Republicans in Binghamton; says his goal is to bring people together in Congress, says he will work to represent all of this “purple district” @WNYT pic.twitter.com/Jyd6mNxNcg

— Stella Porter (@stellaportertv) November 9, 2022

After declaring victory in NY-19, Molinaro tells me he’s spoken to House Republican leadership and they are aware he doesn’t support a national abortion ban and says they welcome that he won’t go there to “waste time” complaining about the other party. @WNYT

— Stella Porter (@stellaportertv) November 9, 2022

Meanwhile, Democratic NY-19 candidate Josh Riley has not conceded the race. He releases a statement saying “we find ourselves on election night without a declared winner” says there are more absentee ballots to be processed. @WNYT

— Stella Porter (@stellaportertv) November 9, 2022