Doug Hoffman Withdraws Concession in New York Special Congressional Election
ALBANY, NY (AP) -- Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman has withdrawn his concession in the close 23rd District Congressional race as New York election officials begin counting paper ballots.
Hoffman spokesman Rob Ryan says that the campaign is looking at the remaining military and other absentee and paper ballots that will be counted starting Tuesday. Hoffman made the announcement that he's ``un-conceding'' on Glenn Beck's national radio show.
Democrat Bill Owens was sworn into Congress after he was declared the winner of the Nov. 3 election. The latest results show him ahead by 3,026 votes. Counting the more than 10,000 paper ballots could take days.
The race drew national attention as Hoffman forced Republican nominee Dierdre Scozzafava to suspend her campaign when he drew more support.
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