CREATE TABLE table_name_31 (outcome_of_election VARCHAR2, candidate VARCHAR2, number_of_votes VARCHAR2)

What is the outcome of the election with edward mahama as a candidate and 73,494 votes?
SELECT outcome_of_election FROM table_name_31 WHERE candidate = "edward mahama" AND number_of_votes = "73,494"
SELECT "outcome_of_election" FROM "table_name_31" WHERE "73,494" = "number_of_votes" AND "candidate" = "edward mahama"