Conservative Stefanik Defeats Moderate Doheny in NY-21

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Elise Stefanik beat Matt Doheny in New York’s 21st congressional district GOP primary on Tuesday. With almost all of the votes tallied, Stefanik topped Doheny 61 percent to 39 percent.

Infighting among conservatives and Republicans has helped hand the upstate New York House seat to Democrats in the three most recent elections. The 29-year-old Stefanik, who won the Conservative party nomination earlier this spring, campaigned as the only candidate who could unite conservatives, independents, and Republicans in order to win in November.

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