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Democrats take New York's 23rd Congressional District
Photo credit: AP | New York's 23rd Congressional District Democratic candidate Bill Owens delivers his victory speech at Democratic headquarters in Plattsburgh, N.Y. (November 3, 2009)
Photos: New York's 23rd Congressional District
ALBANY - Democrat Bill Owens Tuesday won New York's 23rd Congressional District, parts of which have been in Republican hands since the Civil War.
Conservative Doug Hoffman conceded shortly after midnight. With 88 percent of precincts reporting, Owens led Hoffman by nearly 4,300 votes.
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