Democrats win another special election, and 4 more takeaways from New York's House race

in New York's 3rd Congressional District, ABC News projects -- extending his party's largely winning record in such races and further whittling down Republicans' tiny majority in the chamber.Their race was widely seenabout how voters, particularly in the suburbs and in swing areas, are feeling about key political issues and about President Joe Biden and down-ballot Democrats heading into November's general election.

House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana, an unlikely chief who won the role just months ago after a historically dysfunctional leadership fight in his party, will now have even less wiggle room in making sure Republicans stick together to pass their key priorities in the remaining 11 months before a new Congress is sworn in.

However, even with those problems, Democrats have celebrated notable wins after wins since 2018 -- including in recent special and off-year races under Biden, like last year's gubernatorial and legislative races in Kentucky and Virginia, respectively, and in races for state legislative seats across the country to fill vacancies.

Suozzi's win was even sweeter for his party given Democrats' relative wipeout in New York in 2022, when they unexpectedly lost out on House seats on Long Island and in the suburbs to New York City's north -- seats that will now be key to the fight for the House next year. Robert Zimmerman was Democrats' nominee and he ultimately lost a seat that Biden had won handily in 2020.

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi speaks during a campaign canvass kick off event, Feb. 11, 2024, in Plainview N.Y.Some Democrats have worried that Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war could hurt his electoral prospects this year, given the outcry from younger and progressive voters that he should focus more on Palestinian civilian casualties as Israel bombards Gaza.

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