Montgomery, AL – Democratic Supreme Court candidate Deborah Bell Paseur has conceded her race against Republican Greg Shaw.
Paseur said Friday she decided to concede the tight race after county canvas boards across the state had completed counting provisional ballots.
Shaw is a criminal appeals court judge. He led Paseur by some 12,800 votes after the Nov. 4 election.
Paseur said in a statement that she congratulates Shaw on winning the Supreme Court seat. Paseur is a former district judge in Florence.
Shaw will fill the seat vacated by retiring Supreme Court Justice Harold See.
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