Democrat Pat Ryan's victory in a special election that ended Aug. 23 over Republican Marc Molinaro got international attention. The Guardian newspaper wrote that "The election took on outsized national importance and became a testing ground for both parties’ campaign strategies. Ryan made the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion rights a centrepiece of his campaign, mobilising Democrats outraged by the ruling. Molinaro focused on crime and soaring inflation that voters say is their most pressing concern." Ryan defeated Molinaro 51.3 percent to 48.7 percent, in the final election of the current 19th Congressional District. The new district stretches farther west to Binghamton and Ithaca, where the new nominee, Josh Riley, hails from. Riley faces Molinaro in the general election for the new 19th Congressional District in November. Ryan, the incumbent in NY19, will instead run for Congress in the new 18th Congressional District against Republican Assemblyperson Colin Schmitt. Ryan's victory, to fill the final week's of Antonio Delgado's seat, is being taken as a good sign for Riley and other Congressional Democrats in November. "There have been four first-past-the-post special House elections since [the Supreme Court decision overturning federal abortion rights], and Democrats have outperformed their expected margins in those elections by an average of 9 points," the Fivethirtyeight.com website wrote. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi weighed in too on Aug. 24 saying, “Republicans should be very, very, very scared this morning about their prospects.” And Dave Wasserman from the Cook Political Report wrote on Twitter on Aug. 24 about his newsletter that analyzes state, federal and presidential elections that, "In May, the Cook Political Report's House outlook was a GOP gain of 20-35 seats. Based on recent developments, we've revised our outlook to a 10-20 seat GOP gain, with Dems maintaining control not out of the question."