NEW YORK — New York is widely viewed as one of the nation’s most deeply Democratic states.
But a chaotic congressional redistricting process and other political factors have put it in the crosshairs of Republicans — with the GOP hoping to flip as many as five Democratic House seats across the state in next month’s midterm elections.
In total, eight of New York’s 27 House districts are considered competitive in the Nov. 8 midterms, spanning from the eastern edges of Long Island to Syracuse’s upstate suburbs. The unusually large number of cutthroat races is a direct result of the bewildering redrawing of New York’s congressional districts that played out this spring — as well as inflation, rising crime and a pitched battle over abortion rights.
