Kirsten Gillibrand easily wins re-election to US Senate

Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand won re-election to a 3rd afloat word Tuesday, easy defeating Republican challenger Mike Sapraicone, a retired NYPD detective, according to unofficial results.

The Associated Press called nan title arsenic soon arsenic polls closed successful New York astatine 9 p.m.

The Dem, 57, was first appointed to nan Senate successful 2009 by nan politician astatine nan time, David Paterson, aft then-Sen. Hillary Clinton stepped down to go President Barack Obama’s caput of state.

Gillibrand past won nan predetermination to complete Clinton’s word successful 2010 and was re-elected again successful 2016 and 2020.

The erstwhile upstate congresswoman shifted near connected immoderate argumentation issues specified arsenic weapon power erstwhile she became senator. 

She’s been a starring advocator against intersexual harassment and intersexual maltreatment of women successful nan military, too.

In 2017, she was nan first Democratic legislator to telephone for nan resignation of then-Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota, who was accused of unwanted groping and kissing of women.

She besides made headlines erstwhile she said then-President Bill Clinton, a erstwhile governmental backer, should person resigned complete nan Monica Lewinsky affair.

Gillibrand made a brief, unsuccessful bid for nan presidency after her 2018 Senate re-election victory.

Sapraicone, a retired NYPD detective who has headed a information consulting firm, was making his first tally for nationalist agency this year.

Gillibrand defeated Republican challenger Mike Sapraicone, according to unofficial results. Tania Savayan/The Journal News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

He was vastly outspent by Gillibrand, whose run paid for pricey 30-second TV ads during nan World Series games touting her legislative bills to thief 9/11 first responders and veterans exposed to toxic pain pits.

A precocious October pre-election canvass conducted by Siena College had Gillibrand starring Sapraicone 57% to 31%.

She will proceed to service alongside New York’s elder senator, Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who was first elected to nan precocious enclosure successful 1998 aft serving arsenic a Brooklyn congressman.