2009 New York's 20th congressional district special election
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On March 31, 2009, New York held a
The 20th congressional district has historically been conservative, and early polls favored Tedisco, but by February 2009 the race was considered a toss-up. The Republican Party considered the election to be a referendum on
Major issues brought up during the campaign were the candidates' positions on President Obama's stimulus plan, which Tedisco did not take a stance on until late in the race. Murphy supported it while Tedisco eventually opposed it. Tedisco portrayed Murphy's support of the plan as a potential cause of the AIG bonus scandal. Tedisco's campaign also brought up Murphy's failure to pay taxes on a company he founded in the 1990s. A frequent Murphy talking point was that Tedisco's primary residence was not in the Congressional district.
The race was so close that one early vote count had the candidates tied at 77,225 votes each. Absentee ballots decided the election; ballots were accepted until April 13. While Tedisco had been ahead in early counts, by April 10 Murphy was leading, and by April 23 Murphy had a 401-vote advantage. Tedisco conceded the race the following day, and Murphy was sworn in on April 29. Democratic electoral successes in November 2008 and Murphy's clear support of the stimulus package were credited for his success.
Background
One of Barack Obama's first decisions as president-elect was to appoint
Candidates
In lieu of party primaries, the party nominees were chosen by a weighted vote among the county committees. The weight of the vote depended on the population of registered party voters (Republican or Democrat) in a given county.[13]
Republican Party
Jim Tedisco was the eventual Republican nominee, winning the
Democratic Party
On January 31,
Third parties
New York allows
Eric Sundwall, Chair of the New York Libertarian Party, was the Libertarian candidate for the seat. However, he was removed from the ballot on March 25, after 3,786 of the 6,730 signatures his campaign had collected were ruled invalid.[36] Under state election law, independent congressional candidates must collect at least 3,500 valid signatures to be on the ballot.[37] Two Saratoga County residents challenged over 6,000 of Sundwall's signatures; Sundwall blamed Tedisco for the effort to have him removed from the ballot.[38] The vast majority of the rejected signatures were from voters who put down their mailing address instead of the municipality in which they physically lived. Votes for Sundwall on absentee ballots, which were mailed out before he was removed from the ballot, were voided.[36] On March 27, Sundwall announced that he would vote for Murphy in the election and urged his supporters to join him.[39]
Campaign
The campaigns agreed to hold four debates.[40] The first debate took place on March 2, between Tedisco and Murphy.[41][42] The second debate, sponsored by WMHT and the Times Union, took place on March 19 between Murphy and Libertarian candidate Eric Sundwall.[40][43][44] Jim Tedisco held a town hall meeting rather than attend, claiming the debate was not one of the four originally agreed upon.[45] The third debate took place on March 23[46][47] and the final debate was on March 26.[48][49]
Strategists from both parties viewed the outcome of the race as a "referendum on President Obama's handling of the
The RNC spent $100,000 on Tedisco's behalf.
Each candidate aimed to discredit the other by pointing out his opponent's flaws or mistakes. Republicans called attention to Murphy's failure to pay taxes on a start-up computer software company he had founded in the 1990s, drawing comparison to three high-profile Obama administration nominees who failed to pay all of their taxes.[60] Tedisco also called attention to Murphy's failure to regularly vote in elections[61] after the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced that Murphy had failed to vote in the 2000 presidential election, along with seven other primaries and general elections between 2000 and 2003.[62] Believing the negative ads run by the NRCC were responsible for his drop in the polls, Tedisco announced that he would take control of campaign advertising from the NRCC.[63]
Murphy spent the first months of the campaign criticizing Tedisco's early refusal to disclose his position on President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.[61] When Tedisco came out in opposition to the legislation on March 16, Murphy responded by writing "it's just shameful it took well over a month for Assemblyman Tedisco to finally admit that he'd vote 'No'".[64] Murphy's campaign described Tedisco as a career Albany politician.[65]
By mid-March, a provision in the stimulus package that grandfathered in bonuses paid to executives at troubled insurance giant
Media endorsements
- March 22, 2009: Declaring "the upcoming special election in the 20th Congressional District nothing less than a referendum on the Obama economic stimulus plan", the Kingston-based Daily Freeman endorsed Murphy for his support of the plan.[69]
- March 22, 2009: Expressing a desire for "having candid, dissenting voices in any political body to keep the majority from going astray", the Poughkeepsie Journal endorsed Tedisco.[70]
- March 26, 2009: Calling him "[not] ideal... [but] the better candidate", the Glens Falls-based The Chronicle gave Jim Tedisco its endorsement.[71]
- March 26, 2009: The New York Post gave its support to Jim Tedisco, calling him "a far better fit for the largely conservative district".[72]
- March 29, 2009: While acknowledging Tedisco's role in creating the STAR Program and his vocal support for a property tax cap, The Times Union endorsed Murphy as "a candidate who would work with Mr. Obama to achieve his goals".[73]
- March 29, 2009: Citing the need for "an experienced, effective representative in Congress", The Post-Star endorsed Tedisco.[74]
- March 29, 2009: Impressed by his "public service, experience and political philosophy", as well has his opposition to a union card check bill, The Saratogian endorsed Tedisco.[75]
- March 29, 2009: Claiming that "Tedisco has the track record that will make him a solid check and balance in Washington", the Troy Record endorsed Tedisco.[76]
Polling
| Poll source | Date administered | Scott Murphy (D) | Jim Tedisco (R) | Eric Sundwall (L) |
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| Siena Research Institute[77] | March 25–26[78] | 47% | 43% | 2% |
| Siena Research Institute[79] | March 9–10[80] | 41% | 45% | 1% |
| Benenson Strategy Group‡[51] | February 24–25[51] | 37% | 44% | 4% |
| Siena Research Institute[81] | February 18–19[82] | 34% | 46% | — |
| Public Opinion Strategies†[83] | February 3–4[83] | 29% | 50% | — |
† Commissioned by Tedisco's campaign and the NRCC
‡ Commissioned by the DCCC
Election
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, initial counts from the election had Murphy leading by about 60 votes out of over 150,000 cast.[84][85] Columbia County's Board of Elections amended its tally the following day, reducing Murphy's lead to 25 votes.[86] The lead alternated between the two candidates throughout early recanvassing; at one point the New York State Board of Elections had listed the election at a zero-vote margin, with each candidate having exactly 77,225 votes.[87] By April 2, Tedisco was ahead by 12 votes. He resigned the position of Assembly Minority Leader on April 5 in preparation for a transition to Congress,[88] and was replaced by Brian Kolb the following day.[89] On April 7, Tedisco was ahead by 97 votes.[90] The close tally meant that absentee ballots would decide the race.[91]
All ballots, absentee ballot envelopes, and voting machines were impounded under a court injunction sought by state Republicans. Under the court order, absentee ballots were counted in central locations rather than individual precincts.
The legality of about 600 absentee ballots were contested during the count,[94] including Senator Gillibrand's ballot.[95] By April 23, Murphy was ahead by 401 votes,[96] and Tedisco conceded the following day.[97] Murphy was sworn in on April 29.[98] The official results came out in May and had Murphy winning the election with 80,833 votes (50.23%) against Tedisco's 80,107 votes (49.77%).[99]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
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Jim Tedisco | 11,332 | |||
| Total | Jim Tedisco | 80,107 | 49.77 | ||
| Majority | 726 | ||||
| Turnout | 160,940 | ||||
Democratic hold
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Swing | −11.9 | |||
Aftermath
Murphy's victory was credited to a coattail effect from Barack Obama's election in 2008.[110] His support of the stimulus package and Tedisco's failed attempt at clearly explaining his (Tedisco's) opposition to the package also had an impact.[111] Further explanations for the Republican defeat ranged from accusations that Tedisco "dither[ed] on the stimulus bill", to intimations that Tedisco only became his party's nominee by manipulating the selection process.[112] In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal contended that being an "Albany careerist" and running confusing campaign ads had hurt Tedisco.[113] Tedisco's loss immediately made him appear vulnerable to Democrats hoping to capture his seat in the Assembly.[114]
The day after being sworn in, Murphy hired Todd Schulte, his campaign manager, as his new chief of staff.[115] He also hired one of Governor Paterson's aides, Maggie McKeon, as his communications director.[116] For his district director, Murphy turned to Rob Scholz, a Republican. Scholz had worked on Murphy's campaign and had received praise from Larry Bulman, the chairman of the Saratoga County Democratic Committee.[117] Within a month of being elected, Murphy opened offices in Saratoga Springs and Hudson.[118][119] Murphy served the remainder of his term, but lost a reelection bid on November 2, 2010, to challenger Chris Gibson, a retired Army colonel.[120]
See also
- Special elections to the 111th United States Congress
Notes
- ^ After redistricting in 2002, then-Congressman John E. Sweeney was quoted as saying that "no Republican can ever lose" the district.[2]
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Further reading
- Bazile, Dan (2010). Too Close to Call. Albany, New York: ZLS Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9845986-3-2.