Price tag for 20th special election: $4 million

According to Congressional Quarterly, Rep. Scott Murphy (D-Glens Falls) and Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R-Schenectady) raised more than $1 million a month from January to the end of March.

Yikes. When you factor in the amount that taxpayers spent to fire up the ballot system and the courts — that’s one pricey slice of democracy.