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Last US Vote Certified; New York Republican Elected to Congress

Associated Press

   ALBANY, N.Y. - Democratic U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi conceded Monday
   that it was "time to close the book on this election," hours after New
   York officials certified Republican Claudia Tenney's razor-thin victory
   in the nation's last undecided congressional race.

   Brindisi's statement came three days after a state judge ruled that
   Tenney won the race for central New York's 22nd Congressional District
   by 109 votes. Brindisi said he congratulated Tenney and offered to make
   the transition as smooth as possible after several months of legal
   wrangling over the results.

   "It has been the honor of a lifetime serving my hometown, the place I
   grew up and am raising my family," Brindisi said in a prepared
   statement. "Unfortunately, this election and counting process was
   riddled with errors, inconsistencies and systematic violations of state
   and federal election laws."

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