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Peroutka says he will not concede Maryland attorney general race

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Updated November 10, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. EST|Published November 10, 2022 at 5:49 p.m. EST
Michael A. Peroutka, the Republican nominee for Maryland attorney general, stands in front of a live projection of Gordana Schifanelli, Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, during an event at Towson University last month. (Sarah L. Voisin /The Washington Post)
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The Republican nominee for Maryland attorney general said he will not concede the race despite trailing his Democratic opponent by more than 300,000 votes.

In an email sent to supporters Thursday morning, Michael A. Peroutka, a retired lawyer and one-term Anne Arundel County Council member, alleged that “many odd and suspicious incidents were reported by poll watchers, and more reports are being gathered today.”