NEW YORK — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer handily defeated Republican challenger Joe Pinion on Tuesday night, but will have to wait to learn whether he’ll be able to keep his title as Senate majority leader.
The 71-year-old Brooklyn native defeated Pinion, who hosted a program on the conservative TV channel Newsmax and faced long odds in a state where Democrats greatly outnumber Republicans.
Even with a Republican surge predicted by many political observers this election cycle, Schumer’s win was expected by most. But with the results of other Senate races pending: another key question about his fate still loomed: Will he ultimately remain on as majority leader, or will he be relegated to minority status?
