The ruling comes after months of disputes over the number of votes and it puts Tenney, who represented the district from 2017 to 2019, 109 votes ahead of Democrat Anthony Brindisi, who defeated Tenney in 2018.
Judge John Conklin, the director of public information in the state of New York, told CNN on Friday that the result certifies according to prescription. “It could already be Monday.”
Tenney scored the victory. “I am honored to have won this race,” she said in a statement on Twitter. “It was a tough campaign and I thank Anthony Brindisi for his service. Now that every legitimate vote has been counted, it’s time for the results to be certified. ‘
Brindisi said in a statement that he was “shocked and surprised” by the decision, and called for a full audit and retelling to be done. ‘
Higher courts can still reconsider the charges and Brindisi can challenge the election in the House of Representatives. In his statement, Brindisi said he “remains committed to ensuring an accurate result of the match.”
State Judge Scott DelConte, state high court, ruled that the possibility of the election being certified would not cause Brindisi ‘irreparable damage’, as the House ‘is the final judge of the members’ election’.
DelConte blamed the provincial elections for their handling of the election, but defended the integrity of the final process.
“As a result of this special process, every valid vote cast in the 22nd Congressional District of New York is set off and counted,” DelConte wrote.
The race is one of two major House elections that have been contested since the November election. Iowa GOP Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks is sitting after winning her election against Democrat Rita Hart by six votes. Hart asked the Home Administration Committee to count at least 22 other votes.