POLITICO ON NY-23

Josh Kraushaar thinks Jefferson County was the crucial battleground and I'm not sure why.

Here's the voter breakdown:

Democrat 16,542
Republican 24,449
Independent 2,665
Conservative 691
WOR 168
GRE 89
(all others 0)

With 99% of the precincts reporting, Owens has a slight lead:

OWENS 9,996
HOFFMAN 9,439