IF THEY don't take home the win in today's state election, Tamworth candidates Jeff Bacon and Mark Rodda hope they've done enough to at least turn the seat into a marginal one.
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Tamworth MP and Nationals candidate Kevin Anderson won the 2015 election by a comfortable 10 per cent margin.
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers candidate Mr Bacon said, regardless of the outcome, he had achieved what he'd set out to do.
"I suspect we will definitely have done enough to turn the electorate in to a marginal seat, I'm certain of that," Mr Bacon said.
"I guess we will have to wait until tomorrow night to see if we get over the line. I suspect we will finish a really solid second place."
Mr Bacon said he was ecstatic Mr Anderson had made a $10 million election promise to upgrade Werris Creek Road.
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"That was one thing I set out to do - it's what I kicked my campaign off with, and I've been able to achieve that," Mr Bacon said.
"Then there's the other commitments from the Nationals: $9 million for Rangari Road and $53 million for Gunnedah hospital.
"Everywhere we raised an issue, the MP was quick with a funding announcement - and that's just God's honest truth.
"That's a win in my books. If I'm not successful on Saturday, I'll be here for the next four years, holding the blowtorch to Mr Anderson's backside to make sure those commitments are delivered."
Independent candidate Mark Rodda was singing from the same hymn sheet, saying that in the dying days of the election, voters had been seeking out "alternative candidates".
"If we get a decent swing against the government and make the seat marginal, and therefore one that matters, I will consider myself victorious on the night," the Tamworth councillor said.
"I always felt it was going to be hard to beat an incumbent MP, particularly one people will always tell you is a really nice guy.
"I'm very pleased with the reception that alternative candidates have received, in particular in the past few days.
"I've had a long history of handing out how-to-vote cards at all kind of elections, and I've just got a feeling that there has been a turn towards the alternative candidates.
"I attribute that to people starting to see the things the government has done - or should I say hasn't done."