WATERTOWN, N.Y. -- The never-ending battle in New York's 23rd Congressional District seems to be coming closer to an end. According to his campaign, Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman has decided not to file a claim for a recount. Democrat Bill Owens leads the race by more than 3,000 votes, with only a few absentee ballots left to count.

Hoffman's campaign has complained of tampering and the report form a St. Lawrence County website about a computer virus tainting results. But in the end, he decided not to ask for a recount.

When we asked if that meant the challenges were over, we were told never say never and to wait for a full statement coming later this week.

As for those claims, board of elections offices from the state on down deny any wrong doing and say in all, the process went as well as could be expected.

"There are minor hiccups in every process," Jefferson County Democratic Board of Elections Commissioner Sean Hennessey said. "But I think it was a great rollout. People performed their jobs very well. I think our hats should be off to all the boards of elections. They did a great job."

The ACORN group is also denying claims by Hoffman that it influenced Dede Scozzafava's decision to endorse Bill Owens.

A spokesman for ACORN said Hoffman was being a "sore loser" and ACORN didn't have anyone anywhere near NY-23.