Democrat Tom Suozzi and Republican Mazi Pilip battle to win New York district after expulsion of fabulist congressman<\/p>\n
The replacement for George Santos, the disgraced Republican congressman, is set to be decided on Tuesday, as New Yorkers head to the polls in what has become a closely watched election nationwide.<\/p>\n
Voters in Long Island, east of New York City, face a choice between Tom Suozzi, a Democrat who previously spent six years in Congress, and Mazi Pilip, a relatively unknown local politician, in an election that will impact Republican\u2019s narrow majority in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n
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