carracer wrote: Results?
http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2009/11/tonights_poll_closing_times_wh.html
TFred
9 p.m. New York -- The contest in upstate New York is one of two special congressional races in the nation on Tuesday, and one everyone is watching. It's for the 23rd CD seat vacated by now-Army Secretary John McHugh (and no matter how this one turns out, how brilliant was it of President Obama to cause this GOP civil war by plucking McHugh out of the House?) Dede Scozzafava, the Republican nominee, found herself under attack by conservatives for her positions on abortion, same-sex marriage and the Obama economic policies. That led to an increase in support for the Conservative Party candidate, Doug Hoffman, who picked up the endorsement of national Republicans such as Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, Fred Thompson and a whole bunch of incumbent members of the House and Senate. The betting for the longest time was that the split among Republicans would ultimately give this seat to Bill Owens, a Democrat, in a district that hasn't elected a Democrat since there's been a Republican Party. But on Saturday, faced with disappearing polling numbers and an almost non-existent bank account, Scozzafava ended her candidacy (her name remains on the ballot). On Sunday, she endosed Democrat Owens. Latest polling has Hoffman up, but it's close.
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