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Published: September 18th, 2008 03:10 PM
Last Modified: September 18th, 2008 03:11 PM
JUNEAU - Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell has conceded the tight Republican House primary race to incumbent U.S. Rep. Don Young.
Parnell said Thursday he would not ask for a recount in the race he lost by 304 votes.
Parnell conceded in a statement e-mailed to reporters and confirmed by campaign spokeswoman Cathy Giessel.
The primary was held Aug. 26, and Parnell had trailed Young by a few hundred votes.
The final outstanding absentee and questioned ballots were counted Wednesday evening, which gave Young the narrow victory.
Parnell previously said he would seek a recount. Young's margin of victory was narrow enough that the state would have paid for the recount.
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