New York, Sep 14: Republicans have scored an upset victory in a House race that became a referendum on President Barack Obama's economic policies.
Retired media executive and political novice Bob Turner defeated Democratic state Assemblyman David Weprin in a special election Tuesday to succeed Rep. Anthony Weiner, a seven-term Democrat who resigned in June after a sex texting scandal.
The heavily Democratic district, which spans parts of Queens and Brooklyn, had never sent a Republican to the House of Representatives. But frustration with the continued weak national economy gave Republicans the edge.
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