Openly gay GOP candidate Carl DeMaio has lost his bid to unseat Democrat Scott Peters in the race for the House seat in California’s 52nd district. 

Politico reports:

The Associated Press called the race Friday night, nearly 72 hours after polls closed in the San Diego-area district. Peters, who trailed DeMaio in early returns, currently leads the Republican by 4,491 votes, 51.2 percent to 48.8 percent.

DeMaio’s campaign was plagued by numerous accusations that the candidate had sexually harassed former campaign staffers. DeMaio vehemently denied the claims.

Massachusetts’ Richard Tisei, the other openly gay GOP congressional candidate, lost his race as well.