# GOP judge wins NYC seat for first time in more than 100 years: political insiders

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gop-judge-wins-nyc-seat-for-first-time-in-more-than-100-years-political-insiders/
- Published: 2026-11-04T15:41:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T08:36:05+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/us-news/etan-c-harris-defeats-susan-lieberman-to-become-first-gop-8th-district-municipal-court-civil-court-judge-in-100-years/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Harris appears to have won Brooklyn’s District 8 civil court race.
- He received 50.91% in unofficial tallies.
- The result could mark the district’s first Republican win in 105 years.

## Summary

Etan C. Harris appears to have won a Brooklyn civil court judgeship, potentially becoming the first Republican to defeat a Democrat for the District 8 seat in 105 years. The result is notable in a borough where Republicans lost nearly all their Assembly and Senate races, and party leaders say it shows a Democratic endorsement does not guarantee victory.

Unofficial tallies gave Harris 50.91% of the vote, about a two-point lead over Democrat Susan Lieberman. Harris, a Sheepshead Bay resident and civil litigation attorney for 16 years, ran on Republican and Conservative lines and campaigned as a “law and order” candidate; he had not officially claimed victory when the article was published.

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