House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) won reelection Tuesday night, easily beating Republican challenger John Delaney and bringing him one step closer to a possible speakership, should Democrats retake the House majority.
The Associated Press called the race for Jeffries at 9:08 p.m. with 40% of the vote counted. Jeffries received 77.4% to Delaney’s 22.6% at the time the race was called, with polls closing at 9 p.m. Eastern time.
If Democrats take the House majority, Jeffries is poised to be the chamber’s first black speaker.
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Delaney advanced to the general election after the Republicans canceled the primary earlier this year. The Cook Political Report rated the seat “solid Democrat.”
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