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California is choosing who will fill former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s seat for the remainder of his term.
As of the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 17, Democrat Aisha Wahab had advanced to the runoff in the U.S. House of Representatives special primary for the seat vacated by Swalwell after he resigned from Congress amid allegations of sexual misconduct. He also withdrew from the California gubernatorial race.
This is one of two races for seats representing heavily Democratic San Francisco areas. The special primary election on June 16 will be the race to replace Mr. Swalwell before his term expires on January 3. As of June 16th, no candidate received a majority of votes, so a run-off election will be held on August 18th for the top two candidates. Wahab’s opponent in the runoff has not yet been decided.
A separate election will select someone to fill the full-time seat for a term starting in January 2027. Wahab and fellow Democrat Melissa Hernandez won the June 2 primary to serve a two-year term, moving on to the regularly scheduled general election in November.
Here are the special election results and vote percentages, according to the Associated Press and CNN:
California Special House Election Results
As of 6:36 a.m. ET Wednesday morning, with an estimated 82% vote count, the top five finishers in the special primary are:
- Aisha Wahab (42.4%)
- Melissa Hernandez (16.7% of votes)
- Rakhi Israni Singh (13.2% of votes)
- Wendy Huang (9.3% of votes)
- Dena Maldonado (8.9% of votes)
A second candidate, who will join Wahab in the August runoff, has not yet been announced.
