Campa-Najjar concedes race for 50th Congressional District, congratulates Issa

Ammar Campa-Najjar
Ammar Campa-Najjar. Valley News/Courtesy photo
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar on Sunday conceded the race for the vacant 50th Congressional District seat and congratulated his opponent, former Rep. Darrell Issa."To Darrell Issa, I congratulate him on a hard-fought campaign, and look forward to working with him in service of the district I love," Campa-Najjar said in a statement released Saturday.Issa was leading Friday, 53.3% to 46.7%, or 159,864 votes to 139,973 votes, according to results from the California Secretary of State's Office."We withstood relentless attacks on my heritage from a three-headed opponent: Issa, Trump and Hunter Sr.," Campa-Najjar said. "So to my supporters, thank you for the honor of a lifetime. For giving a Latino-Arab American a chance to do something special.''The candidates w
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