Wulsin refuses to concede

Cliff Peale reporting:

Convinced that she still has a chance to beat U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt in Ohio's Second Congressional District, Democratic candidate Victoria Wulsin will meet with election lawyers and call boards of elections around the district this morning.

Schmidt, for her part, considers the election over "and went for a really long run this morning," a spokesman said.

Results reported last night showed Schmidt with 50.51 percent of the vote, with a margin of about 2,300 votes over Wulsin. Wulsin spokesman Ady Barkan said provisional and absentee ballots could tip the balance and that the campaign would consider asking for a recount.

"We wouldn't be doing this if we didn't think we had a chance to win," he said.

As for Schmidt, she's doing congressional work this morning, spokesman Matt Perin said. This weekend, she'll be running a marathon in Richmond, Va., he said.

"It's her fourth election in 18 months, so she knows what to do the next day," he said.