Democrat Chris Gallant Loses House Race After Leak of Old Fetish-Themed Modeling Photos
Time · Rebecca Schneid ·
Republican Rep. Nick LaLota has won re-election in the New York race.
Republican Rep. Nick LaLota has won re-election in New York’s 1st Congressional District in a race that drew national attention after fetish-themed photos that his Democratic challenger had posed for years earlier were published by a media outlet.
The Associated Press called the race for LaLota over Gallant, a 37-year-old retired military pilot, volunteer firefighter, and former air traffic controller, on Thursday.
When the centrist Gallant received the Democratic nomination in June, he was viewed by Democrats as someone who could give LaLota a run for his money in the reliably Republican Long Island district.