Democrat Aisha Wahab wins California special election to fill Eric Swalwell’s US House seat
Progressive wins bitter fight for seat formerly held by congressman who quit amid sexual misconduct claims Progressive Aisha Wahab was elected to Congress in a special election on Tuesday following a bitter intra-party battle over the seat formerly held by Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April after facing sexual misconduct allegations. Swalwell has denied the allegations. Wahab, a state senator,…
Progressive Aisha Wahab has secured a victory in California's special election to fill the US House seat previously held by Eric Swalwell. The seat became vacant in April after Swalwell resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations, which he has denied. Wahab, a state senator, emerged as the frontrunner in the district and secured over 20 points more votes than her opponent, Hernandez, the president of the Bay Area Rapid Transit board.
Her triumph was backed by the state Democratic party, labor unions, local officials, and the state's attorney general, Rob Bonta.
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Also reported by 4 other outlets
- Progressive wins special election to fill Swalwell's California House seat thehill.com
- State lawmaker Aisha Wahab wins California special election to replace former Rep. Swalwell pbs.org
- Aisha Wahab wins special election to serve out remainder of Eric Swalwell's term cbsnews.com
- AIPAC-backed Democrat loses California House special election to Aisha Wahab jpost.com
