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.
Democrat Aisha Wahab, a California state Senate member, is set to win a special House of Representatives election, according to various US media sources. She beat Democrat Melissa Hernandez, who works for San Francisco Bay Area's transit system. Once elected, Wahab, an Afghan American, will take over the seat previously held by Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell, who stepped down in April following allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denied.
This will maintain Democrats' majority in the House with 213 seats, while Republicans will retain 218. The district is close to San Francisco and San Jose and is primarily Democratic. The race saw substantial outside spending, including $2.5 million from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobbying group. They spent heavily on Hernandez's behalf, as tensions within the Democratic party have escalated due to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Wahab and Hernandez are slated to face off again in November, with the winner securing a full two-year congressional term.
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