AP Race Call: Democrat Gregory Meeks wins reelection to U.S. House in New York’s 5th Congressional District

WASHINGTON – Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Tuesday. He defeated Republican Paul King in a rematch from the 2022 election. Meeks is the ranking Democrat and former chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs as well as a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee. He has been in office since 1998. Meeks represents a district that includes neighborhoods that are a center for Black life in Queens; Kennedy Airport; and the Rockaway seashore. The Associated Press declared Meeks the winner at 9:08 p.m. EST.

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