U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-Sayville) declared victory Tuesday over a pair of Republican primary challengers in the 2nd congressional district.
Garbarino, a first term congressman running for re-election, won 54% of the vote with a lead of more than 3,000 votes over Robert Cornicelli, who won 36%, and Mike Rakebrandt, who came in third with 8%, according to unofficial early tallies by the Suffolk County Board of Elections. Cornicelli, however, had a 200-vote lead in the small part of the district that falls on the other side of the county line, according to the Nassau County Board of Elections.
