The tight race for the state's 1st Congressional District seatapparently ended with Democrat Mike Oliverio's congratulatory callto Republican David McKinley.
Oliverio is unlikely to ask for a recount, according to a pressrelease from his campaign office.
"Only a substantial shift during canvassing would prompt arecount request," Oliverio said in the release.
Unofficial results show Oliverio lost by 1,357 votes in the raceto represent 20 counties in the northern portion of the state. Hegarnered a total of 88,558 votes to McKinley's 89,915, according tothe West Virginia Secretary of State's website.
Oliverio Campaign Manager Curtis Wilkerson declined to commentany further on the statement when called Wednesday afternoon.Wilkerson also said Oliverio would not granting interviews on theissue.
McKinley said it is time for elected officials to work togetherfor the common good and not to dwell on the election results.
"It's time we pull together to get our people working again,"McKinley said in a written release. "This has been a hard-foughtcampaign, and I am most grateful to the voters of the 1stCongressional District."
All election results are currently unofficial pending canvassingand certification of the votes in the counties. There are currently1,759 provisional ballots in 14 of the 20 counties in the 1stCongressional District, said Jake Glance, a spokesman for theSecretary of State's office.
Those counties are Brooke, Hancock, Harrison, Marion, Marshall,Mineral, Monongalia, Ohio, Pleasants, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tylerand Wood, Glance said.
McKinley's victory was one of many celebrated by RepublicansTuesday. Democrats suffered the largest single-election loss by anyparty since 1948.
"I sincerely believed that I offered the voters of northern WestVirginia a change in direction," Oliverio said in the release. "Butin the end, too many voters wanted a change of party as well as apolitical change."
McKinley is set to take over the seat formerly held by Rep. AlanMollohan, D-W.Va. Oliverio defeated Mollohan during the primaryelection.
The 1st Congressional District is made up of counties stretchingas far east as Grant and Mineral and as far west as Wood. GilmerCounty represents the most southerly county in the district, whichalso stretches to Hancock in the Northern Panhandle.
Oliverio had strong showings in his home county of Monongalia, aswell as nearby Marion and Harrison counties. He received a total of14,176 votes in Monongalia to McKinley's 9,394. Oliverio received12,217 votes in Harrison County and 11,576 in Marion.
McKinley received 9,412 votes in Harrison and 6,320 in Marion.
McKinley had strong showings in Wood, Mineral and Ohio counties.He received 14,635 votes in Wood, 5,110 in Mineral and 2,521 inGrant.
Oliverio garnered 10,275 votes in Wood, 2,929 in Mineral and 757in Grant.
A very narrow margin separated the two candidates in several ofthe counties in the district. McKinley took Preston County by a mere50 votes, 4,786 to 4,736, according to the Secretary of State'swebsite. Oliverio took Wetzel County by only three votes, 2,318 to2,315.
The race was close in many of the counties throughout thedistrict. For example, Oliverio took Barbour County by 277 votes andBrooke by 180. McKinley will be the first Republican to hold theseat for the 1st District since Arch Moore.
1st district U.S. House race
Here is the county breakdown of election returns in the race forU.S. House of Representatives between David McKinley (R), MichaelOliverio (D):
McKinley Oliverio
Barbour 2,161 2,438
Brooke 3,344 3,524
Doddridge 1,451 756
Gilmer 913 1,294
Grant 2,521 757
Hancock 5,079 4,577
Harrison 9,412 12,217
Marion 6,320 11,576
Marshall 5,727 4,366
Mineral 5,110 2,929
Monongalia 9,394 14,176
Ohio 8,561 5,390
Pleasants 1,192 1,232
Preston 4,786 4,736
Ritchie 1,916 954
Taylor 2,150 2,732
Tucker 1,169 1,425
Tyler 1,759 886
Wetzel 2,315 2,318
Wood 14,635 10,275
Totals 89,915 88,558
Contact writer Paul Fallon at paul.fallon@dailymail.com or 304-348-4817.
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