Barnette Doesn't Concede To Dean: 'The Enemy Will Be Thwarted'

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — Republican candidate for U.S. Congress Kathy Barnette has declined to concede the election Wednesday, even after a sweeping victory for incumbent U.S. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean was projected by the Associated Press late Tuesday night in Pennsylvania's 4th District.

"Okay prayer warriors, all hands on deck," Barnette shared on Facebook at around 9 a.m. "All plans of the enemy will be thwarted."

While some 67,000 mail-in ballots are still being counted in Montgomery County, Dean holds a 142,231 to 101,750 lead as of noon Wednesday.

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Barnette filed a lawsuit Monday against Montgomery County, alleging that ballots were illegally checked for errors and returned to voters to fix and then recast them. Montgomery County denies any wrongdoing, but says that either way, only 49 ballots are impacted.

"My opponent is trying to do a victory lap," Barnette added early Wednesday. "But, she better put up those dancing shoes. No 'stanky leg' tonight...This race will be close. But, it MOST DEFINITELY is NOT over."

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All in-person precincts in the 4th Congressional District, which covers most of Montgomery County and a sliver of Berks County, have reported in. The vast majority of mail-in ballots are counted as well, with about 67,000 outstanding as of noon Wednesday.

The Montgomery County Democratic Committee appeared to address the issue and the lawsuit in a Facebook post Wednesday morning, which they then deleted shortly thereafter.

"You know who actively attempts to disqualify lawful votes, incite violence and suppress the right to vote? Wannabe autocrats," the post read.

Dean has not issued a response to Barnette's comments, but did accept victory on Tuesday night.

"It has been the honor of my life to serve you these past two years, and I look forward to serving the district with decency and ethics for the next two years," she shared.

Barnette's lawsuit was scheduled to be heard in U.S. District Court Wednesday morning.