Got a call from Andrew, who's worried he picked the wrong horse's campaign party to go to (he wanted to be at the victor's).

Emily Donohue talked to Saratoga Couny Republican Committee chairman Jasper Nolan over at the Holiday Inn, who said of Murphy: "He'd have to win by 2,000 or 3,000 votes to make us worried. I think that Jimmie [Tedisco] did a great job. He did everything he could."

Nolan said he's confident there will be no answer tonight as to who the winner in the race is, and that the end result will come down to absentee ballots.

Emily also ran into a group of kids from Generation Joshua, a pro-life Christian organization aimed at getting young people interested in politics. The group sent up 51 kids from all over NY.

Iain Armstong, 15, of Port Jervis, said that even though he's not from the district and too young to vote, he supports Tedisco because he is pro-home schooling and Iain is home-schooled.

Emily also said she chatted with a few inebriated women at the party and added, "Everyone's enjoying stuffed mushrooms and wine here. Swedish meatballs, too."

Update: 9:55 p.m. - Emily talked to Tom Tedisco, Jim's brother, who said he's very optimistic. He hadn't spoken with his brother today. "He's going at a devilish pace," he said of the candidate.

"I don't even think he slept last night," Tom Tedisco added. Given that Tedisco was working the "Night Shift" on his "Miles for the Middle Class" tour, that's probably true.

Tom said he's been helping Jim campaign for 30 years, but added this race "is a big step forward for Jim" because of the national profile.

While standing in the doorway to the party, Emily said she observed a rather frazzled gentleman enter and mutter, "I picked a hell of a night to quite smoking." Looks that way, buddy.

Meanwhile, over at the Gideon: Larry Bulman, the Democratic county chairman, had this to say about the race results: "Too close to call! Saratoga, I feel like I'm at the racetrack."