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Wed Nov-05-08 12:03 AM
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NY has a new Democratic Congressman, Dan Maffei |
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He has won Republican James Walsh's seat.
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Wed Nov-05-08 12:19 AM
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My Congress-person, Kristen Gillibrand won re-election in the 20th. They said it was the 2nd most expensive race in the nation. Her opponent spent $6 mil of his own money. She raised 3 mil. We won 65% - 35%! Yay!
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Wed Nov-05-08 12:44 AM
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2. Here's the local paper's account |
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Democrats claim open upstate NY seat 11/4/2008, 10:56 p.m. EST By WILLIAM KATES The Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — After a near miss in 2006, Democrats recaptured the Syracuse area congressional seat after almost 30 years of Republican control.
Democrat Dan Maffei won the race to succeed Republican congressman James Walsh.
Maffei garnered 54 percent of the votes with 79 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday. His opponent, longtime county legislator Dale Sweetland, had 43 percent.
http://www.syracuse.com/state/index.ssf?/base/news-28/122585785426050.xml&storylist=state>
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