Zeldin Appears on Way to Defeating Throne-Holst

With 455 of 473 districts reporting, Representative Lee Zeldin has apparently won a second term serving New York’s First Congressional District, easily defeating his challenger, former Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst.

Unofficial results from the Suffolk County Board of Elections had Mr. Zeldin, running on the Republican, Conservative, and Independence Party ballots, with 169,709 votes to 118,390 for Ms. Throne-Holst, running on the Democratic, Working Families, and Women’s Equality Party tickets, or 59 to 41 percent.

Greg Walden, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, has issued a statement congratulating Mr. Zeldin. “He has been a committed public servant, fighting for the interests of his constituents and sponsoring numerous bills to combat the threat of terrorism both home and abroad,” Mr. Walden said. “I am excited to continue working alongside Lee in 2017.”

State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle looked likely to win re-election. With 206 of 212 districts reporting, Mr. LaValle, running on the Republican, Conservative, Independence, and Reform Party ballots, led his Democratic challenger, Gregory-John Fischer by 67 to 33 percent.

Likewise, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., seeking re-election to the State Assembly on the Democratic, Working Families, Independence, and Women’s Equality Party tickets, held a comfortable lead over his Republican challenger, Heather Collins, leading by 62 to 38 percent with 88 of 90 precincts reporting.