Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defeated Republican Tina Forte for the second time Tuesday night, winning a fourth term to her New York House seat easily.
Ocasio-Cortez defeated Forte for New York’s 14th Congressional District with 71% of the vote and 37% ballots counted so far. The Associated Press called the race at 9:05 p.m. ET.
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“Thank you to the people of the Bronx and Queens for re-electing me to another term in Congress. As a waitress, I never thought serving in Congress would ever be a reality. It will always remain the honor of my life to serve our community,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a post on X Tuesday night.
Forte, a small business owner, ran against Ocasio-Cortez on key issues that topped voters’ concerns throughout the 2024 cycle such as immigration, crime, and inflation. However, she was unable to sway voters to support her bid, marking her second defeat to the Democrat after previously losing to her in 2022.
In June, Ocasio-Cortez defeated her primary opponent, Marty Walsh, by a landslide. Walsh, a 66-year-old investment banker, was considered to be a centrist Democrat.
The New York Democrat’s House seat is in a reliably blue district that includes parts of Queens and the Bronx. Ocasio-Cortez has held the seat since being elected to the lower chamber in 2018 after defeating former longtime Rep. Joey Crowley in an upset primary win.
At the time, she was the youngest woman ever elected to Congress at age 29.
Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive Democrat and prominent member of the ‘Squad,’ became a frequent surrogate for Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign in the weeks leading up to Election Day, appearing alongside Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) on the streaming platform known as Twitch, as well as stumping for the campaign in Michigan.
The New York Democrat’s 2024 win comes after two other members of the “Squad” Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), were ousted during their primaries.
