Cooley concedes AG race to Harris

Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley on Wednesday conceded the state attorney general's race to San Francisco D.A. Kamala Harris, sealing a Democratic sweep of all statewide offices. Daily News,

Citing the large gap he would have to overcome with just 150,000 of nearly 9 million ballots left uncounted, Cooley threw in the towel three weeks after Election Day and congratulated Harris, the first woman and first minority elected to the post.

"While the margin is extremely narrow and ballots are still being counted, my campaign believes we cannot make up the current gap," Cooley said in a statement.