2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for New York's 20th District
U.S. House · New York
Christopher P. Gibson (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Scott Murphy (D) by 9.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Christopher P. GibsonRepublican · winner
54.9%130,178
Scott MurphyDemocrat
45.1%107,075
237,253 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Scott MurphyChristopher P. Gibson
$5.6M
Raised by the campaign
$1.8M
$5.6M
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$44.4K
Cash on hand
$31K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010