Houck concedes defeat, ensuring GOP control of Virginia Senate

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By Laura Vozzella


State Sen. R. Edward Houck conceded defeat Thursday, ending any Democratic hopes of hanging onto power in Richmond.

The Spotsylvania Democrat announced his decision at a news conference in Fredericksburg and on Facebook afterward.

His opponent, Republican Bryce Reeves, picked up four more votes in Thursday in a Virginia Senate race that delivered the last bastion of Democratic power in Richmond to the GOP.

With the addition of those votes, Reeves defeated Houck by about 225 votes, Houck said. “The chances of the recount changing 225 votes were very, very remote,” he told reporters on a conference call.

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