This one is somewhat of a surprise given the last minute polls, but it looks like Democrat Bill Owens will pull of a victory in New York’s 23rd Congressional District:
Democrat Bill Owens is leading in the 23rd Congressional District race.
The Plattsburgh attorney has 58,851 votes compared to Conservative Doug Hoffman, a Lake Placid CPA, with 55,618 votes.
Dede Scozzafava, a Republican who dropped out of the race Saturday, has 6,749 votes.
There were more than 10,000 absentee votes sent out before the election and some 5,800 were returned and must be counted. More absentee ballots, if sent before the deadline, could still be received.
Owens now leads in Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton and Essex counties.
Hoffman leads in Lewis, Oswego, Oneida, Fulton, Hamilton and Madison counties.
Owens is maintaining a 48 percent to 46 percent lead
Fox News is alone in this, but they’ve already called the race for Owens.
If this holds out, I’m sure the Hoffman loss, and the loss of a solidly Republican seat, will have implications for the ongoing GOP civil war.
Update: CNN is also now projecting an Owens victory and the Watertown Daily Times now reports that Hoffman has conceded the race.
