NY 2nd Congressional District Primary: Garbarino Declares Victory

LONG ISLAND, NY — Voters in New York's Second Congressional District went to the polls on Tuesday for the primary.

Incumbent U.S. Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R — NY) is slated to rematch Democratic/Working Families Party challenger Jackie Gordon, who is the party's only candidate, according to Ballotpedia.

Garbarino was challenged by fellow Republicans Robert Cornicelli and Mike Rakebrandt for Republican Party representation.

Live Results

Republican Primary, last updated at 10:30 a.m.

• Andrew Garbarino: 9,147
• Robert Cornicelli: 7,078
• Mike Rakebrandt: 1,537

Garbarino declared victory early Wednesday.

"Thank you NY-2! I’m incredibly grateful for the overwhelming grassroots support for my reelection which propelled our campaign to a decisive victory," Garbarino wrote on Facebook. "We are going to carry this enthusiasm and momentum straight through to November. I commend all candidates on a hard-fought race — now it’s time to unite and defeat the Democrats’ radical, out of touch agenda. When we take back the House from Nancy Pelosi, the Republican majority is going to put a much needed check on the Biden White House and focus on the issues that matter most to Long Islanders - addressing rising crime, securing our border, and getting our economy back on track."

Garbarino defeated Gordon in the 2020 General Election with 52.9 percent of the votes to 46 percent to be elected to Congress. Harry Burger of the Green Party picked up 1 percent of the vote.

Nassau County communities in the 2nd district include Levittown, North Wantagh, Seaford, South Farmingdale and Massapequa. Suffolk County communities include Amityville, Copiague, Lindenhurst, Gilgo, West Babylon, Wyandanch, North Babylon, Babylon, Bayport, Baywood, Brentwood, Brightwaters, Central Islip, Islip, Great River, Ocean Beach, Oakdale, West Sayville, Bohemia, West Islip and Ronkonkoma.