Politics | election Dem Creeps Ahead in NY Congress Race Murphy up by 56 in bid to replace Gillibrand; many yet uncounted By Matt Cantor Posted Apr 14, 2009 1:53 PM CDT Copied James Tedisco, GOP candidate for New York's 20th Congressional District, appears with his wife at his election night headquarters in Saratoga Springs, NY, March 31, 2009. (AP Photo) Democrat Scott Murphy has widened his lead to 56 in New York’s special race for what was Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s House seat, the Hill reports. Murphy’s lead over Republican Jim Tedisco stood at 25 before some 100 absentee votes were tallied today. But several counties have yet to report full results, including the one most favorable to Tedisco. Read These Next Online sleuths expose Epstein file redactions. Rob and Michele Reiner died within a minute of each other. Sammy Davis Jr.'s ex, Swedish actor May Britt, is dead at 91. Sean Combs' team files appeal, argues he should be released. Report an error