Democrats cut Republican majority in Congress with special election win

Tom Suozzi won the election in New York’s third congressional district (Stefan Jeremiah/AP)

The Democrats have narrowed the slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives after winning a special election in New York.

Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in Tuesday’s election for New York’s third congressional district, called after Republican George Santos was expelled from Congress, to retake a seat he held for three terms before running unsuccessfully for governor.