ALBANY — Don't let the summer weather fool you: There's an election Tuesday.

Polls are open in the Capital Region between noon and 9 p.m. Potential federal representatives are on the ballot; the election was moved from September to June by a federal judge.

Republicans can pick among three candidates vying for their party's nomination against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Brunswick. Rep. Bob Turner, R-Queens, has more name recognition among the GOP electorate (32 percent, according to the latest Siena poll) than his rivals, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos and Manhattan attorney Wendy Long, but a majority of the GOP electorate is undecided.

Turner has taken more moderate stances and expressed a willingness to compromise with Democrats on major fiscal packages. Long has the nomination of the Conservative Party and says she, as a woman, is best suited to face Gillibrand. Maragos says his years of business experience make him most qualified.

Two Democrats are competing for their party's line in the 19th District, which covers the mid-Hudson Valley and Catskills as well as parts of Rensselaer and Montgomery counties.

Julian Schreibman, a Kingston attorney, has the backing of established party committees, major labor unions and party operatives in Washington. Dutchess County Legislator Joel Tyner is running a shoestring challenge

Also, Republicans in Warren, Washington and northern Saratoga Counties can pick between Matt Doheny and Kellie Greene for the Republican nomination to face Rep. Bill Owens, D-Plattsburgh.