Sue Kelly has finally given up and conceded defeat to rock-star-turned-Congressman-elect John Hall, says the Poughkeepsie Journal. After a court-mandated tally of all oustanding paper ballots, Hall held a lead of 4,300 votes. Hall was at first seen as a long shot, but he enjoyed high-profile backing from the likes of Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash, Steve Earle and Nancy Griffith, helping him to raise the money and earn the media attention that enabled him to win a crowded primary and subsequently oust Kelly.