Democrat's lead slips in Gillibrand replacement race

Democrat Scott Murphy's lead is slipping inthe too-close-to-call special congressional election in eastern NewYork.

The state Board of Elections reports that unofficial counts showMurphy leads Republican Jim Tedisco by 25 votes. The lead hasseesawed since the March 31 election and absentee ballots areexpected to decide the winner.

They're running for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's former House seat. She replaced Secretary of StateHillary Rodham Clinton in the Senate.

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