Mary Jo Kilroy has defeated Steve Stivers according to an unofficial count of ballots by the Franklin County Board of Elections late Sunday. Stivers has conceeded the race, according to his campaign. 

Kilroy (D-Columbus) beat Stivers (R-Columbus) by 2,311 votes, said board of elections spokesperson Ben Piscitelli. Kilroy's margin of victory is .76 percent -- or larger than the 0.5 percent that would allow Stivers to seek a taxpayer funded recount.

Kilroy won 45.91 percent and Stivers 45.15 percent.  

Stivers has conceeded the race, according to press secretary Rob Nichols. 

"No more recounts, no more challenges," Nichols said. 

Stivers released a statement congratulating Kilroy.

“Thirteen months ago, I declared my candidacy in this race for Congress. Each and every day since, I have been honored by the tremendous outpouring of support for my bipartisan message of working together to fix all that is wrong with Washington. Throughout the race, I have been deeply humbled by the tireless volunteers who sacrificed their time and poured their talents and energy into this campaign.  But no one is more deserving of my gratitude than my wife, Karen, for all her tremendous strength, patience and support over the past year.”

“While I am extremely proud of the race I ran, ultimately, is was not enough.  I have called Commissioner Kilroy to congratulate her for her hard-fought victory, and I wish her well in Washington.”

Kilroy is a Franklin County commissioner in her last term. Stivers is a state Senator who is in his last term. 

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