Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand won re-election to a third term on Tuesday, easily defeating Republican challenger and former NYPD detective Mike Supplykorn, according to unofficial results. Ta.
The Associated Press called the race as soon as voting ended in New York at 9 p.m.
The 57-year-old Democrat was first appointed to the Senate in 2009 by then-Gov. David Paterson after then-Sen. Hillary Clinton resigned to become President Barack Obama's Secretary of State.
Gillibrand then won the election to end Clinton's term in 2010 and was re-elected in 2016 and 2020.
When the former upstate congressman became a senator, he moved to the left on some policy issues, including gun control.
She is also a leading advocate against sexual harassment and abuse of women in the military.
In 2017, she became the first Democratic senator to call for the resignation of then-Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota was accused of unwanted groping and kissing a woman.
She also made headlines over the Monica Lewinsky scandal when she said that then-President Bill Clinton, a former political supporter of hers, should resign.
Gillibrand briefly unsuccessfully ran for president after winning re-election to the Senate in 2018.
Supply Cohn, a former NYPD detective who runs a security consulting firm, was running for public office for the first time this year.
His spending significantly exceeded Gillibrand's. His campaign paid for an expensive 30-second TV ad during the World Series touting legislation to help 9/11 first responders and veterans exposed to toxic burns.
A pre-election poll conducted by Siena College in late October showed Gillibrand leading Supply-Cone 57% to 31%.
She will continue to serve alongside Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a senior New York senator who was first elected to the Senate in 1998 after serving in Brooklyn.
