Honda Declares Victory, Gillespie Concedes
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., officially won his re-election bid. Ed Gillespie, the Republican consultant who opposed him, conceded defeat Friday. Warner had maintained a slight lead since Tuesday and was widely considered victorious, if just barely. "I called Mark Warner…
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to congratulate him," Gillespie said during a news conference. Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., declared victory Friday in the California 17th District House race. He has led with 52 percent of the vote against Democratic opponent Ro Khanna, former deputy assistant secretary of Commerce during President Barack Obama's first term. Khanna, a candidate who amassed significant backing from the tech industry, had not yet conceded defeat at our deadline. Both Honda and Khanna had voiced support for strong net neutrality rules and criticized government surveillance.