Thrilling vote for Republican, I see (8)
I believe the answer is:
electric
'thrilling' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'vote for republican i see' is the wordplay.
'vote for' becomes 'elect' (I've seen this before).
'republican' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'elect'+'r'+'i'+'c'='ELECTRIC'
(Other definitions for electric that I've seen before include "Mains-powered or thrilling" , "Emotionally charged" , "Type of light, fire, shock, etc" , "Tense" , "Energetic" .)