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Former FBI agent and Marine veteran Michael Grimm emerged victorious after a bitter and bruising battle for the Republican nomination for Congress.

“Team Grimm has been battle tested yet again, and we are 100 percent ready for November,” said Grimm.

Grimm and GOP rival Michael Allegretti ran with the same goal – unseating Democrat Michael McMahon. But that's where the similarities ended.

Allegretti, a small business owner, was often criticized for living outside the district until recently. And Grimm, a Gulf War veteran, was questioned about wearing excessive military ribbons and for failing to vote in party primaries.

Allegretti had the back of local Republican leaders. But Grimm had the support of Sarah Palin, and former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Guy Molinari. And while some of the nastiness of the campaign seemed to fade away, Allegretti wouldn't say whether he'd actually endorse Grimm in the race against McMahon.

“I called and congratulated him and wished him well on a well-fought victory and I wish him well,” Allegretti said.

Grimm won the backing of the Conservative Party this summer, meaning even if he didn't win the Republican primary, he'd still be on the ballot come election night. He says the endorsements of both parties are key to winning in November:

“It's essential,” said Grimm. “There's no question that to win this seat, we need to combine the conservatives and the republicans, and that's exactly what we did tonight.”

Grimm told his crowd of supporters that his victory was about a "movement" for change, a movement to take back the congressional seat that had been long held by Republicans before McMahon's election in 2008.