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Carl DeMaio Concedes To Democrat In Calif. House Race

California Republican Congressional candidate Carl DeMaio pauses while speaking at his campaign headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in San Diego. The race for a San Diego congressional seat already was one of the c... California Republican Congressional candidate Carl DeMaio pauses while speaking at his campaign headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in San Diego. The race for a San Diego congressional seat already was one of the closest and most expensive in the country. In recent weeks, it also has taken a number bizarre twists that have nothing to do with disagreements about health care reform or federal spending. The Republican challenger, former city councilman Carl DeMaio, has been at the center of multiheaded controversy about his campaign. It includes a late-night break-in at his headquarters, a stolen campaign playbook that ended up in the hands of his opponent and sexual harassment accusations made against the candidate by a fired staffer who, like DeMaio, is gay. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) MORE LESS
By Catherine Thompson
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November 10, 2014 7:08 a.m.
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Republican congressional candidate Carl DeMaio announced Sunday that he would concede to Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA).

“It is increasingly clear we will fall short when the final votes are tabulated,” DeMaio told the U-T San Diego. “Because I care about San Diego, I wish Mr. Peters the best and hope he will endeavor to represent the district well.”

DeMaio had led Peters on the morning after Election Day but has since fallen behind as San Diego County began counting absentee and provisional ballots. There were still between 6,000 and 8,000 votes left to count as of Sunday, although Peters was leading DeMaio by a margin of 4,771 votes, according to the newspaper.

DeMaio told the U-T San Diego that he planned to reach out to Peters on Monday after the final votes were counted.

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Catherine Thompson (@kt_thomps)  Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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