NY-23: Owens Wins In Race That Captured National Spotlight | Talking Points Memo

Democrats have captured the 23rd Congressional District in New York.

CNN and Fox News called the race for Democrat Bill Owens, making him the first Democrat to hold the upstate New York seat since the Civil War. With 87 percent of precincts reporting, Owens led conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman by 49-45.Owens will replace Republican John McHugh, who President Obama named to be his secretary of the Army.


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