Neil Parrott, the GOP nominee for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, speaks to supporters at an election night party in Hagerstown. Parrott conceded the race Thursday to Democrat April McClain Delaney. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.
Turns out the third time was not the charm for Neil Parrott, the Republican nominee in the 6th District congressional race.
Parrott, who ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2020 and 2022, threw in the towel on the 2024 race Thursday, acknowledging that with the vast majority of votes counted “it has become clear that April McClain Delaney will be elected to this Congressional seat.”
“I wish Mrs. McClain-Delaney all the best as she executes her duties to serve the people of Maryland’s 6th Congressional District over the next two years,” Parrott said in a statement posted to social media Thursday afternoon.
His concession comes almost a week after McClain Delaney, the Democrat, claimed victory in the race, and one day before local election boards are scheduled to complete their counting of ballots in the Nov. 5 election.