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Owens defeats Hoffman (again) in N.Y.-23

By Jordan Fabian - 11/19/09 05:07 PM ET

Rep. Bill Owens' (D-N.Y.) margin of victory over Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has widened after additional absentee votes were counted, according to a report on Thursday.

The Watertown Daily Times is reporting that Hoffman now trails Owens by 3,105 votes with 3,072 absentee ballots left to be counted. Even if Hoffman were to win all the remaining ballots, he would still come up 33 votes short. 

With 58.6 percent of all absentees counted, the paper notes that Hoffman has gained 71 votes on Mr. Owens so far.

The conservative Gouverneur Times is reporting that Hoffman will contest the results.

Hoffman "unconceded" in the race after recanvassing showed the margin between Owens and him narrowed after the Owens was sworn in. Hoffman conceded on Nov. 3's Election Night after trailing by 5,335 votes with 93 percent of precincts reporting.

Hoffman came within 2,951 votes, but the Owens widened the margin after additional absentee ballots were counted.

Yesterday, the Conservative Party candidate accused the community group ACORN and union groups of stealing the election.

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Comments (20)

So this dill weed is going to waste tax payer money? Really…and he thinks this will help him where? This man as as big a fruit loop as Palin…just looking for attention on the tax payers dime.BY Deanna Grissom on 11/19/2009 at 18:27
pelosi still should be reprimanded or arrested for illegally swearing owens in to office when he has not been certified the winner by the state of new york.BY tj griswold on 11/19/2009 at 18:28
As a conservative, can we now call this race done? The last thing I want to see is a conservative pull an Al Franken.BY Mark X on 11/19/2009 at 18:29
Well, he could try going into individual precincts and challenge ballots. Then ask for repeated recounts. The do it again. You know, like Al Gore in FL in 2000.BY ProfNickD on 11/19/2009 at 18:31
He didn't win , but he scared the [***] out of them…Rmo ZipperBY Emo Zipper on 11/19/2009 at 18:42
I agree that Hoffman should move on. However, it appears that Deanna has forgotten that Sarahcuda is no longer spending tax dollars to fuel her meteoric rise; she is a private citizen and has plenty of profit from her bestselling book for that! Regardless, I find amusing the selective times at which liberals choose to complain about the waste of tax dollars. Political speech and ensuring the integrity of elections? Not on my dime, I need it to buy public insurance at inflated premiums…BY Paleocon, Esq. on 11/19/2009 at 19:13
Hoffman L O S T ! Again! Geez man, you conceed, then you un-conceed, then you lose AGAIN. Please go back to doing what ever it was you were doing before the WingNUTS picked you up.BY COProgressive on 11/19/2009 at 19:27
Hoffman did not request this (recount) this was the decision of local election officials. In case you forgot, Hoffman conceded on election night then renieged after being told BY NY ELECTION OFFICIALS that he still migh have a chance. Guess he forgot about ACORN and SEIU's abiliy to stuff the absentee ballot boxes post election a la Minnesota. He never really had a chance. As they say say in Chicago "Your'e never too dead to vote twice"BY Ziggy Stardust on 11/19/2009 at 20:03
Certainly quite selective, Paleocon, Sqrd. Like when between one trillion and possibly three trillion dollars are wasted on a war while ignoring (or worse) when they actually had bin Laden trapped. Wouldn't ask you to care about the thousands of soldiers, both ours and our allies, including Iraq, or the hundreds of thousands of civilians that war killed, won't even 'whine' about the millions left homeless as I realized long ago your smug self-assurance is just more lipstick. Having trouble saving up money for 'public insurance' (can't afford privae coverage, maybe?) at inflated (by private insurers) premiums? Nary a thought about how many people can't afford ANY premiums in this formerly great country?BY wc4d on 11/19/2009 at 20:18
A NY paper is reporting that the voting machines were infected with viruses, thereby tainting the results ( see gouverneurtimes .com 11/19/2009). This election is highly suspect, and should be done over. This is from the story: "..significant evidence of malfunction with the new voting machines that were in use in the 23rd District and the accuracy of the recorded votes."BY stolen election on 11/19/2009 at 20:43

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