In her letter, Gallgher wrote, “While we were finally able to obtain compliance with your inappropriate preconditions, the delay deprived the campaign of the right to have counsel present during the computation reporting process.”
Democrat Lamb already claimed victory
Democratic candidate Conor Lamb already claimed victory. Based on online results, he gained 113,813 votes (49.8%) while Saccone obtained 113,186 votes (49.6%). He defeated his Republican opponent by 627 votes.
In his victory speech, Lamb said, “It took a little longer than we thought, but we did it…We followed what I learned in the Marines — leave no one behind… Our issue in this campaign is common ground. We fought to find common ground, and we found it almost everywhere…”
He emphasized, “Our job in Congress is to attack the problems, not each other. People want to be heard. They want to talk about serious things and honest solutions, not to be drowned out by dark money, distorting the truth, and telling lies to our children.”