Democrat Pat Ryan wins special election for U.S. House in New York

[August 24, 2022]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Pat Ryan won a special election for a New York State seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, a role he will fill through early January, Edison Research projected on Tuesday.
  

Pat Ryan, the Democratic nominee in a special election for New York's 19th Congressional District, addresses supporters in Woodstock, New York, U.S. August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Joseph Ax

Ryan beat Republican Marc Molinaro in the first competitive House contest since the U.S. Supreme Court in June eliminated the nationwide right to abortion.

(Reporting by Scott Malone)

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