Long Island's Republican Congressmen hold narrow leads with results closer than expected

Good morning, Jen, Aaron. We're here right in Bayshore in the middle of Andrew Garbarino's congressional district where he is narrowly holding on to a lead this morning. This has been a reliably Republican stronghold for decades, but Democrats have pushed things to the brink both here and in Congressman Nick LaLota's district, which is just next door. Neither of these races were considered toss-ups before the election, but the blue wave has washed across here on Long Island and nearly flipped. Flip these two seats, and we'll see when the final results ultimately come in. Both Garbarino and LaLota are holding on to two-point leads over Democrats Patrick Halpin and Chris Gallant, respectively. Neither Democrat, though, has conceded just yet. Now, for perspective, and this is important, just two years ago, Garbarino won this district by 20 points and LaLota by 11. So Democrats have made significant gains in both of these districts. And this morning, we are asking voters in the district how they're feeling about last night's results. I just caught up with a voter who said he cast his ballot for Garbarino and said he was very surprised, ultimately, by the results. I feel like he deserves to win again, I feel like he's done a good job, and I just, I vote all Republicans, so I hope he comes through with another victory. Democrats also made improvements in the two districts they currently control Congressman Tom Suozzi, improved by seven points this year compared to two years ago. Congresswoman Laura Gillen netted 11 points this time compared to two years ago, so these are races they already won two years ago and are up again. Bigger leads this time around. We're in Bayshore in Suffolk County. Jonathan Gordon News 12.