{"id":2367481,"date":"2024-11-11T19:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T00:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-happens-to-elise-stefaniks-new-york-house-seat-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-11T19:19:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T00:19:54","slug":"what-happens-to-elise-stefaniks-new-york-house-seat-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-happens-to-elise-stefaniks-new-york-house-seat-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens to Elise Stefanik\u2019s New York House seat? &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-happens-to-elise-stefaniks-new-york-house-seat-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2367481&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elise Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman from New York, is vacating her\u2063 seat in the 21st Congressional District to accept an\u200d ambassadorship\u200c in the next Trump administration.\u2062 This move will trigger a special election, which\u200c Governor Kathy \u200bHochul is required to\u2062 call within\u2062 10 days of Stefanik&#8217;s departure, with the election occurring within 70 to 80 days thereafter. Currently, the Republicans \u200chold a slight majority \u2064in the House with 214 seats to \u200bthe Democrats&#8217; 204, and this vacancy could \u200bimpact\u200d their standing\u2064 as the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-mike-johnsons-laundry-list-of-challenges-for-2024\/\" title=\"Mike Johnson&#039;s extensive list of 2024 challenges\">congressional session begins<\/a>. Various\u200b Republican candidates \u200care expected to compete for the nomination to \u2064replace Stefanik, including Marc Molinaro and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">notable figures<\/a>. On the Democratic side, candidates such\u2064 as\u2063 Paula Collins, who previously ran against Stefanik, \u2062are also in the mix. \u2064The ultimate selection for the\u2064 special\u200b election will be\u2064 determined by\u200b county party representatives in the district.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">What happens to Elise Stefanik&rsquo;s New York House seat?<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1879163\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York<\/a> will soon hold a special election for Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elise-stefanik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elise Stefanik<\/a>&lsquo;s (R-NY) seat in the 21st Congressional District after the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Republican<\/a> Conference chairwoman announced she would step down and accept an ambassadorship in the next Trump administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>With Stefanik accepting the role of President-elect <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, she will have to vacate her seat in the 21st District &mdash; a move that could have a significant impact on the size of the Republican majority as the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">final 2024 race results roll<\/a> in.<\/p>\n<p>Once Stefanik vacates her seat, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) will need to call a special election within 10 days, with an election required to happen within 70 to 80 days after that. Special elections are not a new move for Hochul, who had to call one for New York&rsquo;s 3rd District after former Republican Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress. <\/p>\n<p>In that special election, now-Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) flipped the 3rd District back to Democrats after Santos flipped it in 2022. Suozzi held the seat until 2022 but retired to run for New York governor. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/tom-suozzi-new-york-house-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">won a full term<\/a> on Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<p>In Stefanik&rsquo;s case, the timing of a special election will depend on when Stefanik intends to vacate her seat. She would likely do so as soon as she is confirmed or when Trump is sworn in as president in January. This means House Republicans would be down one seat for their majority until as late as April 20, which is 90 days from Inauguration Day.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Republicans hold a 214-204 majority, with 17 races remaining too close to call. It is projected for the GOP to maintain the House majority with equal or slimmer razor-thin margins.<\/p>\n<p>Given the 21st District is reliably conservative, eyes are on the slate of Republicans who might throw their hat into the ring for Stefanik&rsquo;s seat. One notable contender is Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY), who lost his reelection to Democrat Josh Riley for New York&rsquo;s 19th District last Tuesday. A source familiar confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Molinaro is in the mix to be Stefanik&rsquo;s successor.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable Republican names include state Sen. Dan Stec, Rensselaer County Executive Steven McLaughlin, and state Assemblymen Robert Smullen and Christopher Tague. On the Democratic side, former House candidate Paula Collins is a major contender, as well as Assemblyman Bill Jones. <\/p>\n<p>Collins lost to Stefanik in the 2024 election, 62.3% to 37.7%. The day after Election Day, Collins announced on her campaign site that she would be running for the 21st District <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulacollinsforcongress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">in the 2026 midterm elections<\/a>. The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Collins to see whether she would put her name forward for the Democratic special election candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>As with many states, the candidates for the New York 21st District special election will be selected by the 15 county parties represented by the seat. From there, each party will narrow down its pool of candidates to one, and the two nominated will head to the special election to finish out the remainder of Stefanik&rsquo;s term.<\/p>\n<p>Some counties are not announcing the early GOP front-runners for a special election, noting that Monday is a holiday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today is about honoring our Veterans, there will be plenty of time to discuss a qualified candidate to continue the exceptional work Congresswoman Stefanik has done for NY 21,&rdquo; Jason Ellis, Franklin County Republican Committee chairman, said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;We are confident we can add this to the historic record of this election cycle.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>There have been several special elections called over the 118th Congress after several lawmakers either passed away or opted to seek higher office, take on a statewide position, or retire from politics altogether. Most recently, Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3162970\/johnson-majority-narrowed-new-jersey-democrat-sworn-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">elected to Congress<\/a> just before October recess to fill the seat of the late Democratic Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who died in April. McIver won her election to a full term last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1879163\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1879163\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What will happen to Elise Stefanik&#8217;s House seat in New York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2367482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Stefanik.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[40025,38087,32120],"class_list":["post-2367481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-elise-stefanik","tag-house-seat","tag-new-york"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Stefanik.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367481"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2367485,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367481\/revisions\/2367485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2367482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}