Virulently anti-gay Florida House Rep. Allen West has conceded defeat in an extremely close race against 29-year-old Democrat Patrick Murphy.

Over the past two weeks early votes in the contested district have been recounted and West has conceded that he can't surmount Murphy's lead. 

See West's statement after the jump.

Is the fight against our families waged by conservative lawmakers ovah? The white flag notorious homophobe Rep. Allen West (R-FL) waved today on CNN as he forfeited an opportune moment to rail against the LGBT is very telling. Details follow.