GOP boss Mike Puppio reports that his candidate Bob Layden has eked out a victory over 20-year former incumbent Jim Devenney by a mere 38 votes out of some 860 some cast.

"I'm very happy," said Puppio. "He (Devenney) was the incumbent." Well, not technically.

Puppio admitted to me he wasn't as confident about this race as he presented himself to me a couple of weeks ago. But as of now, he's pretty sure his horse won. The official count is still pending.