sˈɛnsɪŋ dᵻfˈiːt, ðə dˈɪstɹɪkts ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən kˈɑːŋɡɹəsmən, hˈoːɹəs mˈeɪnɑːɹd, wɪθdɹˈuː fɹʌmðə ɹˈeɪs fɚðə sˈɛkənd dˈɪstɹɪkt sˈiːt ænd ɪnstˈɛd ɹˈæn fɚðə stˈeɪtz ætlˈɑːɹdʒ dˈɪstɹɪkt sˈiːt.
Sensing defeat, the district's Republican congressman, Horace Maynard, withdrew from the race for the 2nd District seat and instead ran for the state's at-large district seat.