Provided they’re the victor, of course.

Jim Tedisco and Scott Murphy are vying for last-minute votes as I type in this close special election to replace newly-appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the U.S. House of Representatives.

According to the Albany Times Union, there were 5,907 absentee ballots last night, meaning an early night would take a margin of victory of around 6,000 in order for a winner to be certain quickly after the polls are closed tonight at 9PM EST.

A recent poll by the DCCC has Murphy, the Democrat, having a slim lead; Tedisco’s camp, however, maintains their polling indicates their guy has a slim lead.  Siena, the only independent pollster to release results, has Murphy surging to a lead late last week after Tedisco was expected to win handily. The Democrats got involved after Tedisco’s numbers sank, prompting Vice President Biden and Gillibrand to tape robocalls and Obama’s image to show up on Murphy mailers.

Results will begin appearing after the polls close at 9PM.  Check back with The Daily Horse Race tonight to see who won!