Friday, December 7, 2018

Republican Valadao concedes in CA-21

Valadao concedes in California congressional race:

Valadao called Cox to concede Thursday and released a statement, saying “representing the Central Valley in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime.” ...

Valadao was almost 5,000 votes ahead of Cox on election night, but late returns caught up with the three-term congressman – as they did for six of his fellow California Republicans. With the certification of elections in Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties this week, the final margin appears to be 862 votes – less than one percentage point – in Cox’s favor. 

Cox marks the Democrats’ 40th congressional seat picked up in the 2018 election.

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