Scamozza and Hoffman were splitting the Republican vote—what is so hard to understand about that? With all the circuslike aspects of this race—Scamozze still on the ballot after she dropped out, the absentee ballots having been cast before all the shenanigans started, the in-and-out and candidate switching (but only partially) by the RNC—you cannot fairly say he didn’t represent his district.
I did not say it. The Hoff campaign spokesman is quoted as saying this "For Doug to win, we needed a three-way race," Ryan said
I interpret this comment to mean that in a two way race, Doug loses which means he does not represent his district.