Mark Harris threw in the towel, admitted he had been warned about McCrae Dowless, and called for a new election, the Election Board agreed in a unanimous vote to do just that. While on the witness stand Thursday, Harris admitted, “It’s become clear to me that the public’s confidence in the Ninth District’s general election has been undermined to an extent that a new election is warranted.” This admission followed his son's testimony that he had warned his father about McCrae Dowless' illegal conduct, and tried to keep him from using Dowless' assistance.