# Staten Island bucks Dems’ blue tsunami, rejects ‘one-party rule’ with re-election of Nicole Malliotakis

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/staten-island-bucks-dems-blue-tsunami-rejects-one-party-rule-with-re-election-of-nicole-malliotakis/
- Published: 2026-11-07T23:29:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T00:38:23+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/07/us-news/staten-island-bucks-dems-blue-tsunami-rejects-one-party-rule/
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Nicole Malliotakis won a fourth congressional term.
- Staten Island Republicans mostly held their local seats.
- Democrats won statewide races and five city ballot questions.

## Summary

Republican Nicole Malliotakis won a fourth term representing Staten Island and part of Brooklyn, while Republicans held most of their local legislative seats. The results set the borough apart from a wider election in which Democrats made gains nationally and in New York’s state Legislature.

Malliotakis said voters were reacting to concerns about congestion pricing, crime policy and property taxes, as well as limited influence over citywide and statewide decisions. Staten Island Republicans retained three Assembly seats and two Senate seats and gained a state judgeship; Democrats still won statewide races and five city ballot questions, despite losing on Staten Island.

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