Courtney won by 91 votes instead of the 167-vote margin counted on election night, according to results tabulated by 65 town clerks and reported to The Associated Press. Nearly 250,000 votes were cast.And people ask what the point of field."This is doing it the hard way," Courtney told the AP.
Courtney is the second Connecticut Democrat to oust an incumbent from Congress this year. State Sen. Chris Murphy defeated 12-term Rep. Nancy Johnson last week as part of a Democratic surge that shifted the balance of power in Congress.
"It's been an exciting year for Democrats and this is the crowning glory," state Democratic Party chairwoman Nancy DiNardo said.
And this leaves Chris Shays the only Republican left in the house from New England. Looks like a goal for my home district.
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