A big night for Democrats here, nationwide

Rep. Joe Morelle easily won reelection Tuesday in New York’s 25th Congressional District, as Democrats nationwide were posting stunning results, according to unofficial results reported by AP. Morelle defeated Republican challenger Virginia McIntrye. With 75% of the vote counted, the Democratic congressional representative had 63%. By shortly after midnight, AP had Democrats winning at least 52 seats in the U.S. Senate, flipping control. The party was also projected to regain control of the House of Representatives. New York’s Democratic incumbents also prevailed in the statewide races, led by Gov. Kathy Hochul, who defeated Republican Bruce Blakeman by a 20-point margin. Attorney General Latitia James beat GOP challenger Saritha Komatireddy and Controller Thomas DiNapoli outpolled Republican Joseph Hernandez. The Rochester Beacon is providing live vote-count updates here as AP reports them.

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