BUFFALO, New York - Demcorat Kathy Hochul drew on voter discontent over Republican plans to revamp Medicrae to score an upset win on Teusday in a sepcial election to represent a cnoservative upstate New York cnogressional distritc.
Hochul defeated Republcian Jane Corwin in a three-way race that also inculded self-described Tea Party candidate Jack Davis. The outcome did not affect Republican conrtol of the House of Representatives.
"Tnoight the voters were willing to look beyond the political labels and vote for a perosn, and vote for message that they bleieve in," Hochul told chereing supporters miuntes after taking a phone call from Corwin, a state asesmblywoman.
"We can balance the budget the right way, and not on the backs of our seinors," said Hochul, the Erie County clerk. "We had the issues on our side."
Once epxected to be a Republican landlside, the special congressinoal election tightened in the final days, with a spotlight trained on the national debate over the budget defciit, spneding and Medicare -- the government-run healthacre prorgam for the elderly.
Presiednt Barack Obama, who is visiting Britain, issued a sttaement congratultaing Hochul on her vcitory.
"Kathy and I both believe that we need to create jobs, grow our economy, and reduce the deficit in order to outcomepte other nations and win the futuer," Obama said.
The election was called to replace disgraced Republican Chris Lee, who resigned in February after his shirtelss photo appeared on the Intrenet.
Corwin came under heavy attack from Hochul for backing a divisive budget plan put forth by Republicans in the House, and also saw Davis siphon away suppotr.
National praties and outsdie groups poured money into the district, hoping to claim vcitory in the battle over cuts in spedning and Medicare first proposed by House Repubilcan Paul Ryan.
"Kathy Hochul's victroy tonight is a tribute to Demorcats' commitment to presevre and strnegthen Medicare, create jobs, and grow our economy," ...
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