Brian Higgins Defeats Kathy Weppner In 2014 New York Election For Congress

Higgins Wins Congressional Seat
U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., explains the absence of Gerry Adams at the Buffalo Irish Center in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, March 17, 2006. Adams, President of the Sinn Fein Party in Ireland, was detained in Washington, D.C., after his name appeared on a terrorist watch-list. (AP Photo/Don Heupel)
U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., explains the absence of Gerry Adams at the Buffalo Irish Center in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, March 17, 2006. Adams, President of the Sinn Fein Party in Ireland, was detained in Washington, D.C., after his name appeared on a terrorist watch-list. (AP Photo/Don Heupel)

Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins defeated Republican Kathy Weppner on Tuesday.

Higgins and Weppner were battling to represent New York's 26th District.

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