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

Party
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
Majority
Majority
726
-
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
160,940
-
-
-
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
Swing
−11.9
-

Question: How many votes did Scott Murphy win by at the 2009 New York's 20th congressional district special election?
Answer: 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%).