The results of one congressional election still loom, three months after the November 3 general election. In New York’s twenty-second congressional district, Republican Claudia Tenney is claiming victory over Anthony Brindinsi (D) as she holds a 122 vote lead. Tenney previously held the seat and was ousted by Brindisi in the 2018 midterm election.
The Democrat candidate argues that the margin is too slim, and in an attempt to overturn the election results, his representation said that voting machines could have been inaccurate.
“In this case, there is reason to believe that voting tabulation machines misread hundreds if not thousands of valid votes as undervotes, and that these tabulation machine errors disproportionately affected Brindisi,” his lawyers wrote in court filings earlier this week.
Seven out of eight counties in the district have formalized results and submitted them to the state's supreme court, and Tenney is calling for a certification of her victory. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), of the neighboring district, echoed her calls.
All legal votes have been counted in #NY22. It's time to #CertifyClaudia! pic.twitter.com/X9vTycolBI
— Claudia Tenney (@claudiatenney) February 4, 2021
Congratulations to my friend @claudiatenney for her victory. Our 18th #EPAC candidate win of the cycle! The year of the Republican Woman!
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) February 4, 2021
All the legal votes have been counted. The Democrats desperate antics have failed! It’s been over two months.
It’s time to #CertifyClaudia https://t.co/shlZytF0ve
Tenney's election is the last outstanding, and will add another victory for House Republicans.
