Holding out

The Associated Press has called the race in the 29th Congressional District for Kuhl. The latest figures I saw had him up 51 percent to Massa's 49 with 99 percent of districts reporting.

But Massa Campaign spokesperson Mike Williams tells me that the campaign won't be conceding tonight. They're drafting a statement to that effect but it won't be out for a few hours. Apparently there are conflicting numbers floating around for the number of absentee ballots that are still out there to be counted. One source says 4,500, another 8,000 to 10,000, says Williams.

And they haven't ruled out asking for a recount, depending on how close the final numbers are.

--- Krestia DeGeorge