John Duarte concedes race for Congress: 'This result is not what we wanted'

HILMAR, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - John Duarte has conceded successful the contention to correspond parts of Fresno, Madera, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, and Merced counties pursuing the declaration by the Associated Press that his rival Adam Gray has won the predetermination for California's 13th Congressional District.

In a connection issued Wednesday, Congressmember Duarte says his clip successful Washington D.C. has been an honor, thanking everyone who supported our combat implicit the past 2 years.

Duarte added that helium called Congressman-elect Gray connected Tuesday and congratulated him connected his hard-fought win.

"I look guardant to moving with him to guarantee that his squad tin deed the crushed moving to service our Valley," Duarte said. "I volition marque definite that each of our constituents who request assistance from the authorities volition person their cases transferred to Congressman-elect Gray’s team."

Duarte has not revealed what comes adjacent for him, but helium did extremity his connection with a committedness that helium volition "stay progressive successful the combat to marque our Valley a amended spot for all."