Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez scores victory in New York election she didn't run in

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won again.

The 28-year-old Democratic congressional candidate shocked the political world when she bested longtime Rep. Joseph Crowley in New York’s primary election last month.

But Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, apparently also won the Reform Party nomination in New York’s 15th congressional district as a write-in candidate even though she didn't run, the New York Daily News reported.

The Reform Party held write-in primaries in multiple districts for the June 26 primary, according to City & State New York. For the 15th district, about 38 Reform Party members and 55,000 independents were able to vote in that election.

The party launched the write-in campaign to highlight problems it sees with New York’s election laws, City & State reported.

“Part of my hope, quite frankly, is that people will see what a needless expense this is, and we will call upon their state legislators to fix this right away,” Reform Party spokesman Frank Morano said.

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According to the Daily News, 22 people received write-in votes, and Ocasio-Cortez won with nine.

State election law does bar candidates from running in multiple elections simultaneously, the Daily News reported, although the city’s Board of Elections did certify her write-in victory.

Ocasio-Cortez addressed the victory on Twitter, saying, “While I am honored that so many Bronxites are excited about our campaign, I will remain the [Democratic] nominee for NY-14.”

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Rep. Jose Serrano, a Democrat, is the current representative for the 15th congressional district, which encompasses part of the Bronx, and is expected to win re-election in the fall.

Ocasio-Cortez, who has excited many progressive Democrats nationwide, will face Republican Anthony Pappas in the fall.

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