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Voters successful the San Francisco Bay Area connected Tuesday precocious authorities Sen. Aisha Wahab successful the peculiar superior predetermination that volition determine who volition capable the remainder of erstwhile Rep. Eric Swalwell's legislature seat. Who volition look Wahab successful the wide predetermination remains unclear.
The highest-profile contenders successful the peculiar superior for California's 14th Congressional District are Wahab and different Democrat, Bay Area Rapid Transit Director Melissa Hernandez. Among the Republicans successful the contention are existent property capitalist and erstwhile tech enforcement Wendy Huang and tiny concern proprietor Dena Maldonado.
The territory heavy favors Democrats and covers overmuch of the East Bay, including parts of Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, and Livermore.
If immoderate campaigner receives much than 50% of the vote, that campaigner wins outright and serves the remainder of the word done January 2027. If nary campaigner gets a majority, the apical 2 finishers - careless of enactment - beforehand to a runoff predetermination connected August 18, 2026.
Tuesday's peculiar predetermination is lone to spot who fills the remainder of Swalwell's existent term, which expires successful January 2027. In California's June 2 superior predetermination for the adjacent legislature term, Wahab and Hernandez finished archetypal and second, respectively, and precocious to the November wide election, guaranteeing the spot remains successful Democratic hands.
Swalwell resigned from Congress in April, days aft ending his run for California governor, pursuing aggregate accusations of intersexual misconduct that helium has denied.
Polls closed astatine 8 p.m. successful California.
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