Election officials may not determine the results of an ultra-tight New York congressional race before the Jan. 3 swear-in date amid an ongoing court battle over contested ballots, according to local reports.
A judge is hearing arguments from each campaign's lawyers over contested ballots in the race. Former Rep. Claudia Tenney had been leading Democratic incumbent Anthony Brindisi, who represents the state's 22nd Congressional District, by 12 votes in an unofficial count earlier this month.
As of Thursday, Brindisi had jumped to a 14-vote lead against his Republican challenger with 155,625 votes compared to her 155,611, according to Syracuse.com.
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