BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Incumbent Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro has says he is waiting for every vote to be counted while facing a stiff challenge by Democrat challenger Josh Riley in New York's Congressional District 19 race.

Attorney Josh Riley clinched a crucial win for House Democrats on Tuesday night, unseating freshman Rep. Marc Molinaro in a nasty upstate New York showdown. The upset came after Molinaro defeated Riley in 2022 by fewer than 2 points,

Democrat Josh Riley will win the U.S. House seat in New York’s 19th congressional district, unseating Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro, AP calls.

This is the second time Marc Molinaro and Josh Riley have faced one another. In 2022, Molinaro won with 51.1% of the vote.

Unofficial results show Riley leading Republican Congressman Marc Molinaro by fewer than 4,000 votes. Riley declared victory during a speech in Ithaca Tuesday night. Molinaro did not concede, arguing there are still absentee and affidavit ballots to be counted.

Voting is over and the counting begins to see if Republican U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro will win a second term or if he will be unseated by Democrat Josh Riley. It has become the most expensive House race in the United States with nearly $39 million spent to win the seat,

Josh Riley defeated incumbent Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro in an upset victory flipping the seat to the Democrats as the party looked to gain a House majority. The race, a bitter rematch from 2022, saw Riley win by a scant 7,