 On November 16, Bilbray conceded the race to Peters.Peters officially defeated Bilbray 51%-49%, a difference of 6,956 votes.He became the first Democrat to represent what is now the 52nd since 1991, when Jim Bates was unseated in what was then the 44th District (it was renumbered as the 51st in 1993 and as the 50th in 2003).