Fitzpatrick concedes to Murphy

November 9th, 2006, posted by LVDem

In what could be a watershed event in Bucks County politics, an emotional U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick conceded defeat Wednesday to Democratic Iraq war veteran Patrick Murphy after an excruciatingly tight race that drew national attention.

The Republican came up about 1,500 votes short in the 8th Congressional District

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