Rep. Chris Collins, charged with insider trading, projected to win

Lucas Jackson | Reuters

Rep. Christopher Collins (R-NY) departs the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse following his arraignment on insider trading charges in New York, August 8, 2018. 

Rep. Chris Collins, the Republican recently indicted on federal insider trading charges, will retain his House seat representing New York’s 27th District, NBC News has projected.

The three-term incumbent — the first House member to have endorsed the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump — apparently defeated Democrat Nate McMurray, an attorney, in the Buffalo-area district.

Collins had suspended his campaign in August after being arrested. But he relaunched his campaign in mid-September after efforts by the Republican Party to replace him on the ballot failed.