Rep. Allen West concedes to Patrick Murphy
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The 3rd time's an appeal. Patrick Murphy has actually declared victory two times already in his race against Rep. Allen West for Florida's 18th area. However this time, a declaration of victory suggests a bit more. After 2 weeks of challenging the election %%PRO8%% in one of South Florida's congressional district, Republican Rep. Allen West is surrendering. Early Tuesday morning, the Tea Party favorite conceded that he does not have adequate votes to beat Murphy. "[ W ] e will not contest the certification or challenge the seating of Congressman-Elect Murphy," West stated in a statement. Murphy stayed ahead of West by 0. 58 percent, which is more than the 0. 5 percent margin required by Florida law to call for a full recount. West has actually called for partial runs through and tested the precision of the St.
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Republican Rep. Allen West
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| 0.0722579 | "[W]e will not contest the certification or challenge the seating of Congressman-Elect Murphy," West said ... |
| 0.0661631 | "While there are certainly still inaccuracies in the results and the actions of the St. Lucie County and Palm Beach County Supervisors of Elections rightly raise questions in my mind and for many voters, after much analysis and (Sunday's) recount in St. Lucie County, our legal team does not believe there are enough over-counted, under-counted or fraudulent votes to change the outcome of the election," West said ... |
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Patrick Murphy
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Murphy
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