Special Election: Republican Ahead in Race to Fill McHugh’s Seat By Emily Cadei and CQ-Roll Call Staff Posted October 1, 2009 at 12:00am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Dede Scozzafava Doug Hoffman Recent Stories ‘Motion to vacate’ threshold will rise under House GOP accord New Congress brings churn in health policy leadership House will remain Republican in 2025, narrowly House GOP nominates Johnson for speaker, taps McClain for conference chair Senators divided on Hegseth nomination for Defense secretary Trump plans to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general