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Challenger concedes Calif. race to McClintock |
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By Aaron Blake
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Posted: 12/03/08 06:45 PM [ET] |
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Republican Tom McClintock is headed for Congress after Democratic opponent Charlie Brown conceded the drawn-out California contest Wednesday. Brown’s campaign said its candidate has called McClintock to congratulate him. The loss means Democrats will not add a seat to their 21-seat gain from Election Day. Races remain to be decided in Louisiana and Ohio.In a letter to supporters, Brown said he was satisfied that their close election was conducted and counted fairly. “Thanks to the extraordinary work of our local elections officials, I am pleased to report that the high standards of fairness, accuracy, and transparency have been met,” Brown said. “And with the counts and recounts across district 4 complete, and more than 370,000 votes tallied, the outcome of this election is no longer in question. Unfortunately, we've come up less than one half of 1 percent – just under 1,800 votes – short of victory.” Brown also lost narrowly to outgoing Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.) in 2006. Doolittle is retiring this year. |
