Ex-Deputy NTIA Administrator McClain-Delaney Declares Victory in House Race

Former Deputy NTIA Administrator April McClain-Delaney, D-Md., claimed victory Friday in her bid for an open House seat against former state Del. Neil Parrott (R). Some news organizations had not called the race Friday afternoon, though McClain led Parrott at the time by more than 8,700 votes after 91% of the tally was counted. “I am deeply honored and humbled by the trust the people” in the western Maryland district “have placed in me,” said McClain-Delaney, who was at NTIA during part of the Biden administration. Parrott refused to concede, saying in a statement that his campaign “will wait until all the votes are counted before declaring victory or defeat.” The battle for House control remained unresolved Friday, with Republicans having won 213 seats and the Democrats 202.