http://michiganradio.org en http://michiganradio.org/post/michigan-1st-congressional-district-race-decided-mcdowell-concedes <p>It was a close race, but the votes have been counted and Democrat Gary McDowell conceded the 1st Congressional district race to incumbent Republican Congressman Dan Benishek.</p><p>McDowell conceded the election last night.</p><p><a href="http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12GEN/06001000.html">By last count</a>, Benishek and McDowell were separated by less than 1 percent of the vote.</p> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:45:52 +0000 Mark Brush 9869 at http://michiganradio.org Michigan 1st Congressional District race decided, McDowell concedes