Laura Gillen unseated Representative Anthony D’Esposito, a first-term Republican, on Long Island. Her campaign focused on abortion and the border.

Democrat Laura Gillen has officially won a hard-fought race for a Long Island House seat, ousting incumbent GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito. The Associated Press called the 4th Congressional District

Gillen’s win puts a dent into Republicans’ recent gains across Long Island. Last year, Republicans won the Suffolk County executive seat. And D’Esposito’s 2022 victory flipped a seat that Democrats had held for nearly three decades.