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Dem Rep. Tim Bishop Wins Final Contested House Race Of 2010

Eric Kleefeld | December 8, 2010, 10:20AM

Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY)

The 2010 House cycle is now officially over, with Republican nominee Randy Altschuler conceding to incumbent Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) in the final disputed House seat of the cycle.

In the most recent totals, Bishop leads by 263 votes, with under 1,000 absentee ballots remaining to be counted. Bishop led by a very narrow margin in the Election Night count. However, during the recanvassing process -- when the counties essentially proofread their spreadsheets compared to the numbers from the voting machines -- Altschuler briefly pulled ahead.

However, absentee ballots remained to be counted, and Bishop took the lead as that process went forward. The Altschuler campaign attempted for a time to challenge absentee ballots on the grounds of residency or handwriting on the envelopes. But in the end, Altschuler called Bishop this morning to concede.

This finalizes the Republican gains of the cycle at 63 House seats, for a total House makeup of 242 Republicans to 193 Democrats.

2010 elections

Two House Races Remain Undecided

Marc Kilstein | November 24, 2010, 2:44PM

Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) and Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA)

And then there were two.

Three weeks after voters went to the polls, just two congressional races remain undecided. They are:

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2010 elections

Seven House Races Still Undecided

Marc Kilstein | November 16, 2010, 8:46AM

Reps. Melissa Bean (D-IL), Tim Bishop (D-NY), Solomon P. Ortiz (D-TX) and Dan Maffei (D-NY)

Election season isn't finished quite yet. As of today, there remain seven House races that are still in dispute, one impending gubernatorial recount, and one messy Senate write-in fight.

So far, the partisan makeup of the new House is 238 Republicans versus 190 Democrats, with seven seats still up for grabs. All seven of the House seats that remain in question are held by Democrats; five of the contests are currently led by Republican challengers. The uncalled districts are:

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In NY-01, Division Between Conservative Favorite, Nixon's Grandson Could Lead To Dem Win

Rachel Slajda | May 12, 2010, 11:45AM

NY-01 candidates Randy Altschuler (R), Rep. Tim Bishop (D) and Chris Cox (R)

In New York's first Congressional district, Democrats have been sending in the big guns to help incumbent Rep. Tim Bishop hold onto his seat: Rahm Emanuel threw a $1,000-a-plate fundraiser last month, and Bill Clinton will do the same in June.

Bishop's trailing one of his potential Republican opponents in cash and he got less than 50% of the vote in a January poll. He voted for health care reform, in a Long Island district with a strong tea party: After a shouting match at one town hall last year led to Bishop asking for a police escort to his car, he suspended town halls for much of the summer.

Looked at it that way, it seems like Bishop's in trouble. Big trouble.

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