A Democratic Party favorite admitted defeat Wednesday in a hotly contested race for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. First-time candidate Christopher Wade lost the Democratic primary for Braddock supervisor to former school board member Janet Oleszek by a 1.1 percent margin — a difference of only 43 votes. The result was so close that Wade waited until after Fairfax County election officials double-checked the results Wednesday morning before calling Oleszek to concede defeat.

Oleszek now faces Republican incumbent John Cook for the Braddock seat, which Democrats held for two decades before Cook won it in a special election in 2009. Chairwoman Sharon Bulova, who held the seat before Cook, supported Wade in the primary race.