WISCONSIN (CBS 58) – Tom Tiffany wrapped up the final leg of a 72-county campaign tour Monday, Nov. 2. The sitting congressman running to be the state's next governor on the Republican ticket is confident heading into Election Day. He says the race is neck-and-neck, despite what is being said about the Republican Party nationally.

“That energy is out there, and I think especially people are going to be surprised about what comes out of rural Wisconsin -- they understand that I am one of them,” Tiffany said.

Tom Tiffany needs conservative voters to turn out. Which is why he says his campaign has been focused on all 72 counties. Ahead of the election, he held a campaign event in Cottage Grove in Dane County, an area he admits Republicans have often ignored.

“We have competed in Dane County also,” Tiffany said. “I think people are going to be surprised how many votes we get in Dane County because so often we, as Republicans, have ignored a few counties, including Dane County. We have run a 72-county strategy and it’s going to bear fruit tomorrow.”

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Tiffany says his campaign has knocked on 1.3 million doors across Wisconsin since April. He says property taxes keep coming up in those conversations.

“We built this campaign the right way from the start, and I think we have been focused on the right issues,” Tiffany said. “We started out talking about the 400 years property tax increase. People are just so concerned about being taxed out of their homes, young people not being able to buy a home.”

Tiffany was greeted by a room full of supporters in Dane County, and majority of them say they are supporting him because property taxes are their biggest concern, as well as taxes in general. They believe Tiffany will deliver lower property taxes more effectively than David Crowley, an issue he polled better on than Crowley in the latest Marquette Law School poll.

“The costs that we have incurred during Democratic leadership is out of control,” David Mays, a Tiffany supporter, said. “When a fresh breath of air like Tom Tiffany came along and promised to reduce the property taxes, the 400-year property tax veto, I can see it in my tax bill right away. That’s a super important thing to me.”

Notably missing from Tiffany’s campaign stops across the state were high-profile Republicans. Many high-profile Republicans have campaigned with congressional candidates in the first and third district. Tiffany said he chose not to campaign with national figures because he wants voters to know what his plans are for the state of Wisconsin.

“I mean I am just a Wisconsin guy, and I want people to make sure that they know that. And at the end of the day, people decide to vote for that person, not somebody that endorses them,” Tiffany said.