It may not have been the special election result Marc Molinaro was looking for on Tuesday, but the race for New York’s 19th Congressional District isn’t over yet. He will run on the Republican ticket for the newly drawn district in November.

He’ll face off against Democrat Josh Riley, while his recent opponent, Democrat Pat Ryan, is running in the new 18th District.

“You know, I’m continuing to work," Molinaro said at a stop in Hudson. "I want to earn everyone’s support.”

With redistricting completed, NY-19 will look slightly different in November than it did in the special election. It will no longer include most of Rensselaer County, but extend to Cortland, Tompkins and Tioga counties. Most notably, the redrawn district doesn’t include any of Molinaro’s home county of Dutchess.

Molinaro said that won't be an issue.

What You Need To Know

  • Democrat Pat Ryan defeated Republican Marc Molinaro in the NY-19 Congressional District's special election

  • Molinaro is still on the ballot for the district's general election in November

  • Molinaro will face Democrat Josh Riley, while his former opponent, Pat Ryan, will run in NY-18 in November

“The lines changed, as they do all across the country, so like everything else that goes on in your life, things change," the Dutchess County Republican said. "But what hasn’t changed is my commitment to the communities of the 19th District.”

Molinaro said his attention is on the general election now, but isn’t planning a major change in his pitch to voters.

“My message is the same. We can solve problems if we toss aside the misinformation, stop finger-pointing and focus on solutions," he said. "And that’s ultimately been my message. It’s been the way I govern, it’s been the way I work.”

He said he does expect abortion rights to continue to be one of the issues that get voters out. But he said that won’t be the only issue on the ballot in November.

“There will be other issues of equal importance, like drug treatment and substance use," Molinaro said. "Like the care of those with disabilities, like seniors who are growing old and don’t have direct care. All of these are personal to people and we ought to consider them, think about them, and try to confront them together.”

Riley is running for office for the first time. 

He was a staff assistant for former Rep. Maurice Hinchey’s office and a policy analyst at the U.S. Department of Labor.