Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D.,Texas), a 14-term incumbent, conceded defeat to Republican Blake Farenthold late last night after a recount he requested failed to close the 600-plus vote gap between the candidates, handing Republicans their 62nd pickup in the House. Four additional seats remained to be determined.
Thanks for keeping us updated on this...and for providing links this time.
It probably shouldn't come as such a relief to see an increasing possibility of this election being over by Christmas...but in our post-2000, post-Gregoire, post-Franken world, I'll take what I can get.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseOnly thing the 62 must remember is, how they got to the number 62.
'We Work With and For The People'...not the other way around..
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