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timesunion.com - 4/4/2009
20th House vote produces a tie, for now -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY
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ALBANY — Just when you thought the race in the 20th Congressional District couldn't get more dramatic, Friday brought two new plot developments: Schenectady Republican Jim Tedisco stepped aside from his job as Assembly minority leader, and the state Board of Elections declared the race an ...
Democrat in NY-20 ups lead to 46 votes
thehill.com - 4/10/2009
Democrat in NY-20 ups lead to 46 votes
— thehill.com — Democrat Scott Murphy has taken a 46-vote lead in the special election for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-N.Y.)... former House seat, as absentee votes continue to be counted. Murphy took the lead Friday morning after more than 1,400 of 6,700 absentee ... (more) Democrat in NY-20 ups lead to 46 votes

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timesunion.com - 4/1/2009
20th too close to call -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY
— timesunion.com — SARATOGA SPRINGS — The race in the 20th Congressional District between Republican Jim Tedisco and Democrat Scott... Murphy is too close to call. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Murphy leads Tedisco by only 59 votes, 77,344 to 77,285. Thousands ... (more) 20th too close to call -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY

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Latest 20th count: Murphy up by 34
blogs.timesunion.com - 4/10/2009
Latest 20th count: Murphy up by 34
— blogs.timesunion.com — In the latest installment of the 20th CD election saga, Democrat Scott Murphy has 34 votes over... Republican Jim Tedisco. This tally combines the latest count from the State Board of Elections (which has Murphy up by 8 points) and a newer tally from ... (more) Latest 20th count: Murphy up by 34

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RedState: Conservative News and Community:  Tedisco & Murphy Tied… Precisely

Politics Daily:  NY20 Update: Tied and in Overtime

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Tedisco & Murphy Tied… Precisely
RedState: Conservative News and Community — I’ve heard of close races: The state board’s Web site posted the latest unofficial results Friday afternoon, showing Tedisco and Democrat Scott Murphy with 77,225 votes each — a political anomaly about as rare as a two-headed calf. Unofficial results election night gave Murphy about a 60-vote lead. Friday’s tally almost certainly won’t stand because of the ongoing recanvass of the machines used on Election Day. While many smaller counties had completed the task, larger ones such as Saratoga County were still midway through the process… Tedisco’s next job — rank-and-file assemblyman or ...

NY20 Update: Tied and in Overtime
Politics Daily — Filed under: House, Democrats, RepublicansTimes Union Just when you thought the race in the 20th Congressional District couldn't get more dramatic, Friday brought two new plot developments: Schenectady Republican Jim Tedisco stepped aside from his job as Assembly minority leader, and the state Board of Elections declared the race an absolute dead heat. The the state board's Web site posted the latest unofficial results Friday afternoon, showing Tedisco and Democrat Scott Murphy with 77,225 votes each - a political anomaly about as rare as a two-headed calf. Unofficial results election night gave Murphy ...

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