NEW YORK—As Nov. 5 draws near, a handful of hard-fought congressional races in New York state districts that could ultimately decide the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives have drawn national attention.
While New York state has long had a reputation as solidly “blue”—no Republican presidential candidate has carried it since Ronald Reagan in 1984—candidates from both major parties are not taking votes for granted.
Even though a much-anticipated “red wave” did not fully materialize in 2022, the midterms saw several Republicans winning seats in districts carried by the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Joe Biden two years earlier, helping the GOP gain control of the House….