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  NY - District 20 - Special Election
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > New York > NY - District 20
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 2009 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open March 31, 2009 - 05:00am Central
Polls Close March 31, 2009 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start April 27, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
Turnout 33.69% Registered 24.60% Total Population
Contributorkarin1492
Last ModifiedImperator January 31, 2011 04:55pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Murphy
DEM 70,240 IDP 6,754 WFP 3,839

Tedisco
REP 68,775 CON 11,332
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameKirsten Gillibrand Votes193,651 (62.12%)
Term01/03/2009 - 01/26/2009 Margin75,620 (+24.26%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2010
NameChris Gibson Votes130,178 (54.85%)
Term01/03/2011 - 01/03/2013 Margin23,103 (+9.73%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jan 27, 2009 NY - District 20 - R Nomination
James N. Tedisco
R 10,000
Feb 01, 2009 NY - District 20 - D Nomination
Scott Murphy
D 1
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
01/23/2009 03/31/2009
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
James N. Tedisco 12 3 ----
Scott Murphy 26 1 ----
Leaning Call: Scott Murphy (60.87%)
Weighted Call: Scott Murphy (70.32%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

02/03/2009 03/26/2009

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Scott Murphy St. Rep. James N. Tedisco  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 80,833 (50.23%) 80,107 (49.77%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -726 (-0.45%)  
Predict Avg.50.82% 49.18%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 02/01/2009 02/01/2009  
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MATCHUP POLLS (6 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg43.28%-- 43.96%--  
Siena Research Institute 
03/25/09-03/26/09
47.00% 6.0 43.00% 2.0
Unknown (D) 
03/24/09-03/25/09
47.00% -- 43.00% --
Siena Research Institute 
03/09/09-03/10/09
41.00% 7.0 45.00% 1.0
Benenson Strategy Group (D) 
02/24/09-02/25/09
37.00% -- 44.00% --
Siena Research Institute 
02/18/09-02/19/09
34.00% -- 46.00% --
Public Opinion Strategies (R) 
02/03/09-02/04/09
29.00% -- 50.00% --
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 24, 2009 03:00pm Announcement [NY-20] Tedisco concedes to Murphy   Article Monsieur 
Apr 24, 2009 01:00pm Speculative Sources say Tedisco concession likely  Article DFWDem 
Apr 22, 2009 03:00pm Legal Ruling The Recount Will Go On: NY-20 Judge Says Residency Objections Will Be Heard 'Case by Case'   Article karin1492 
Apr 20, 2009 03:00pm News Tedisco Lawyers Seek to 'Reargue' a Judge's Decision  Article karin1492 
Apr 17, 2009 06:00am News Tedisco asks to be declared winner  Article karin1492 
Apr 15, 2009 05:00pm Legal Ruling NY-20 Judge: Most Objections Invalid  Article RP 

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