New York State Senator Tim Kennedy has won the special election for New York's 26th Congressional District. The seat was left vacant by former Rep. Brian Higgins who resigned in February.
New York state Sen. Timothy Kennedy, a Democrat, has won the Empire State’s special election to fill retired Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins’s seat in Congress, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Kennedy defeated Republican Gary Dickson in New York’s 26th Congressional district for the seat, which was expected to stay in Democratic hands…