Newman Declines to Concede Primary to Lipinksi

“Anti-bullying advocate and first-time political candidate Marie Newman declined to concede in her nationally watched race against seven-term Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) late Tuesday night, saying she ‘would like Mr. Lipinski to have a very painful evening’ and the contest was too close to call,” the Chicago Tribune reports.

“Lipinski held a razor-thin lead when he took the stage and told supporters he wasn’t declaring victory because ‘I am careful. I am an engineer.'”