NY 23 Election Results, The nation focused on a rural stretch of the northern state of New York on Tuesday in elections unusually relevant in the special congressional Democrats tried to exploit a division of Republican loyalties and regain a place for decades by the Republican Party.
NY 23 Election Results
The race started about five weeks, with three candidates and ends with two - Democrat Bill Owens and surprise contender Doug Hoffman, a member of the state Conservative Party.
Dierdre Scozzafava abruptly resigned Republican race this weekend and supported Owens after Hoffman's supporters accused of being too liberal for the Republican-majority district because of his support for abortion rights and same-sex marriage.
NY 23 Election Results
Hoffman began in a distant third and was seen as a spoiler at best cut Scozzafava and opening the door for Owens. Promiment But Republicans, including former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Hoffman approved instead of the party-picked Scozzafava.
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