CNN:
Democrat Paul Carmouche Wednesday conceded his race for a seat in Congress to physician John Fleming in Louisiana’s 4th congressional district.
Louisianans went to the polls Saturday to choose between Carmouche, the former Caddo Parrish district attorney, and Fleming. Unofficial results show Fleming leading Carmouche by less than 400 votes.
“Of more than 92,000 votes cast throughout the 13 parishes of this district, it appears that our campaign has fallen slightly short,” Carmouche said. “I will not ask for a recount of any of the paper ballots, and I offer my warmest congratulations to Dr. Fleming.”
A tough, tough loss – the sub-0.4% margin of victory makes this one of the closest races of 2008. With a Republican incumbent, even a freshman, this seat will probably be very challenging for Democrats to contest in 2010.
This also now means that the only outstanding House race is VA-05, where Rep. Virgile Goode, trailing by 745 votes, has asked for a recount. The results of the recount are expected next week, but I’d be pretty shocked if the outcome changes.
look at Landrieu’s map and his. He underperformed her in his own political base. I would have figured him getting 60% in Caddo, and had figured that. I said he needed at least 60% there to win, and I was right. If he had gotten 60%, he would have won by a narrow margin.
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