AIPAC-backed Democrat loses California House special election to Aisha Wahab
Wahab and Hernandez will again face each other in November. The winner of that election will hold the congressional seat for a full two-year term.
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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