Fox News calls it for Owens. WTG Newt! What a blunder.
Not Newt's fault.
The 5+ % to Scozzafava is the real spoiler - which was a danger given the dynamics of the race.
Hoffman was a distant third just a few weeks back. A remarkable surge in the final week, but it appears he ran out of time, and suffered from a bit of Scozzafava loyalty.
Still a remarkable development in an otherwise little-watched political race, and when taken with the two more significant wins in New Jersey and Virginia, a good night for American conservatives.
The Hoffman race will tighten though in the next 15 - 20 minutes - though not quite enough...