Scott Murphy, the Democratic candidate in the super-close NY-20 special election, has put out this statement predicting victory:
“Eight weeks ago, we were down over twenty points and they said this couldn’t be done. The election results proved something very different,” said Murphy. “The voters of the 20th Congressional District made clear they want a leader with proven business experience who will work across the aisle to bring common sense solutions to Washington.
“Thanks to our unbelievable grassroots supporters who helped build this amazing campaign in just eight weeks, we’ve defied the odds and we won a majority of votes cast Tuesday.
“We are confident that once all the absentee ballots are counted, we will expand our lead and we will go to Congress and partner with Senator Gillibrand and President Obama to create jobs and turn our economy around.”
Also, Jim Tedisco’s campaign manager has put out this statement, reminding everyone that the vote-counting isn’t over:
“Last night some of the votes in this election have been counted, but not all. It is important to remember that this continues to be an ongoing election. Absentee ballots continue to come in, including those of our military members serving overseas, and those votes must be counted under the law. Until every one of those ballots have been received and a final tabulation has been certified after the April 13th deadline, the state board of elections must take decisive action to ensure that the integrity of this election is preserved and that all the voices of the 20th Congressional district are heard in full.”
