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New York 20th District - Gibson vs. Murphy

Candidates

Chris Gibson

Chris Gibson (R)

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Scott Murphy

Scott Murphy (D)*

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RCP Ranking:
2010 Key Races:
Gov | Sen (Special) | Sen | NY-1 | NY-2 | NY-4 | NY-13 | NY-19 | NY-22 | NY-23 | NY-24 | NY-25 | NY-27 | NY-29

----------PAST KEY RACES----------


2008:
Pres | NY-13 | NY-25 | NY-26 | NY-29
2006: Governor | NY-19 | NY-20 | NY-24 | NY-25 | NY-26 | NY-29
2004: President

Polling Data

PollDateSampleGibson (R)Murphy (D)Spread
Final Results----54.945.1Gibson +9.8
Siena10/23 - 10/25676 LV5142Gibson +9
Siena9/12 - 9/14603 LV3754Murphy +17
AAF/Ayers (R)7/28 - 8/1400 LV4045Murphy +5

Previous Election Results

  2009: Murphy (D) 50.2%, Tedisco (R) 49.8%   2008: Obama (D) 51%, McCain (R) 48%
  2008: Gillibrand (D) 62%, Treadwell (R) 38%   2004: Bush (R) 53%, Kerry (D) 45%
  2006: Gillibrand (D) 53%, Sweeney (R) 47%   2000: Bush (R) 51%, Gore (D) 45%

Race Analysis

10/28/10 -- This district sent Republicans to Congress for decades before electing Kirsten Gillibrand in 2006.  Gillibrand was re-elected handily in 2008.  After her appointment to a Senate seat in 2008, Democrats held onto her district by a few hundred votes.  Congressman Murphy's polling was strong early on, but he seems to have faltered down the stretch, and is now in danger of losing.

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