Rep Stearns Concedes in Primary Upset

Rep Cliff Stearns (R-FL), a 24-year veteran of Congress and a senior member of the House Commerce Committee, conceded to his Republican primary opponent, Ted Yoho.

Yoho, a large-animal veterinarian, staged an improbable upset of Rep Stearns, who had been endorsed by such Republican stalwarts as GOP vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Allan West (R-FL), both Tea Party favorites. The newly redrawn third district is expected to tilt Republican. Yoho will face Democrat J.R. Gaillot, who did not have a primary opponent, in November's general election.