Could New York state be on the verge of sending one more Republican to Congress?

Republican Ann Marie Buerkle surged ahead of U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei by 659 votes this afternoon in the 25th Congressional District race after Wayne County reported its unofficial results.
Buerkle sealed her victory in the western part of the district with a convincing win in Wayne County, trouncing Maffei 15,429 (63 percent) to 9,191 (37 percent), according to returns Wayne County released at about 5:30 p.m.
Before Wayne County reported its results — more than 20 hours after polls closed — Maffei held on to a slim lead of about 5,600 votes from the other three counties in the district.
Now the two candidates are separated by 659 votes, meaning absentee ballots will decide the election over the next three weeks.