This whole “I declare victory”, “I concede” crap is ridiculous.
It means nothing, I have never understood why candidates makes these announcements.
The election is over when there are no more votes to count, not when the candidates make their “I win you lose” speech.
“What’s known is this: As of Friday evening, 32 precincts – six percent of all votes cast – had yet to be accounted for. And another 2,447 affidavit ballots and 667 absentee votes hadn’t been counted yet either. According to the city Board of Elections, Rangel’s lead over second-place finisher state Sen. Adriano Espaillat stood at 1,032 votes, with enough outstanding ballots to alter the outcome.” poltico