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Poll: Hoffman has narrow lead in upstate congressional race
Quick ReadConservative Doug Hoffman has a narrow lead over Democrat Bill Owens in the topsy-turvy race for New York's 23rd Congressional District, according to a new poll released Monday.
Photo credit: AP | From left, WSYR morning anchor Dan Cummings chats with candidates in New York's 23rd District House, Bill Owens, Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava and Doug Hoffman moments before their first televised debate begins at the WSYR television station in Syracuse. (Oct. 29, 2009)
Photos: New York's 23rd Congressional District
ALBANY - Conservative Doug Hoffman has a narrow lead over Democrat Bill Owens in the topsy-turvy race for New York's 23rd Congressional District, according to a new poll released Monday.
The Siena Research Institute found 41 percent of voters in the sprawling district along the Canadian border back Hoffman while 36 percent support Owens.
Six percent said they were still for Republican...
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