2009 New York's 20th congressional district special election
Election

2009 New York's 20th congressional district special election

Section Title: Election
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Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Democratic	Scott Murphy	70,240

Independence	Scott Murphy	6,754

Working Families	Scott Murphy	3,839

Total	Scott Murphy	80,833	50.23

Republican	Jim Tedisco	68,775

Conservative	Jim Tedisco	11,332

Total	Jim Tedisco	80,107	49.77

Majority	726

Turnout	160,940

Democratic hold	Swing	−11.9

Sentence(s)

Murphy won the 2009 New York's 20th congressional district special election with 80,833 votes (50.23%) against Tedisco's 80,107 votes (49.77%).

final_sentence: Murphy won the 2009 New York's 20th congressional district special election with 80,833 votes (50.23%) against Tedisco's 80,107 votes (49.77%).