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Congressman Scott Murphy

By Brad Porter | Related entries in News

In case you missed it yesterday, Jim Tedisco has conceded in NY-20.

Republican James Tedisco conceded defeat Friday in the race to fill the seat vacated by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, handing a sweet victory to Democrat Scott Murphy in the conservative Albany-area district.

Tedisco and Murphy were separated by only a handful of votes following the March 31 special election, setting the stage for nearly a month of intense ballot counting. This week, Murphy’s lead started to grow – he was more than 400 votes ahead Thursday.

“It became clear that the numbers were not going our way and that the time had come to step aside and ensure that the next congressman be seated as quickly as possible,” Tedisco said in a statement. “In the interest of the citizens of the 20th Congressional District and our nation, I wish Scott the very best.”

Murphy, a venture capitalist, said, “I can’t wait to get to work.”

Paging Norm Coleman…

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