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.
sˈɛnsɪŋ dᵻfˈiːt, ðə dˈɪstɹɪkts ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən kˈɑːŋɡɹəsmən, hˈoːɹəs mˈeɪnɑːɹd, wɪθdɹˈuː fɹʌmðə ɹˈeɪs fɚðə sˈɛkənd dˈɪstɹɪkt sˈiːt ænd ɪnstˈɛd ɹˈæn fɚðə stˈeɪtz ætlˈɑːɹdʒ dˈɪstɹɪkt sˈiːt.