{
  "id": 18618209,
  "title": "Wahab beats fellow Democrat in heated race for Swalwell's House seat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/wahab-beats-fellow-democrat-in-heated-race-for-swalwells-house-seat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T01:49:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6182641-aisha-wahab-eric-swalwell-california-house-seat-democrat-miderms-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rep. Aisha Wahab is projected to win a full term representing California's 14th District following a rematch against fellow Democrat Melissa Hernandez, according to Decision Desk HQ, as reported by The Hill. This victory follows a special election in August where Wahab also defeated Hernandez to fill the seat left vacant by former Rep. Eric Swalwell.\n\nIn a separate election, Democrat Nancy Lacore won the race for U.S. House of Representatives representing South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. The Winnipeg Free Press reports that Lacore, a former Navy vice admiral and former chief of the Navy Reserve, defeated Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt. Lacore succeeds Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, who is vacating the seat.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Democrat Nancy Lacore wins election to U.S. House in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/democrat-nancy-lacore-wins-election-to-u-s-house-in-south-carolinas",
        "published": "2026-11-06T23:53:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}