Nicole Malliotakis and Max Rose are facing off yet again. 

Rose, who is hoping to win back the seat he lost to Malliotakis in the 2020 election, made his closing arguments in Brooklyn on Monday. He slammed Malliotakis for her vote to overturn election results.


What You Need To Know

  • Nicole Malliotakis beat Max Rose in 2020

  • The two are now facing off again, with Rose trying to recapture the seat he won in 2018

  • Malliotakis appears to have the momentum going into Election Day

  • Tuesday's results could be an indication of whether Staten Island is becoming more reliably red

"She still voted to decertify the election, all to appease the former president who had just tried to kill her," Rose said. "Put politics and her own political future ahead of this great country. That's not patriotism."

He also went after her for her stance on abortion.

"How can you say you're for freedom, freedom for all, if you stand opposed of a women's right to make her own reproductive health decisions?" Rose said.

Malliotakis headed into the final days of the campaign with some possible momentum.

"Whether I speak to Democrats, independents or Republicans, they want to see a balance restored in our government at the state and federal level and this is their opportunity to do it," Malliotakis said last week.

The race has seen little polling.

An exclusive Spectrum News/Siena College poll last month found Malliotakis was six percentage points ahead.

The perceived enthusiasm for the top of the ticket may also give her a boost. She appeared alongside Rep. Lee Zeldin at a rally on Staten Island last week. 

Like many races this year, crime has been a focus on the campaign trail.

"We want to support our police," Malliotakis said last week. "We want to give them the resources they need to do their job, not make their job harder."

For years, this seat, which includes all of Staten Island and a slice of southern Brooklyn, has toggled back and forth between Democratic and Republican hands.

Tuesday's results could be an indication of whether Staten Island is becoming more reliably red.