Source: Tedisco Abandons Hope of Winning in N.Y.

• By John McArdle
• Roll Call Staff
• April 23, 2009, 5:13 p.m.

A GOP source on Capitol Hill said Thursday afternoon that Republican Jim Tedisco’s camp has abandoned hope of winning New York’s 20th district special election but that the former state Assembly Minority Leader won’t concede the race to Democrat Scott Murphy until technical legal questions surrounding voter residency issues are resolved.