Progressive Aisha Wahab wins California special election for Swalwell’s seat

Source: www.rollcall.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:24:43 GMT

California state Sen. Aisha Wahab has won the special election to succeed Democratic former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April amid allegations of sexual misconduct. With more than 95 percent of the vote counted, Wahab was leading fellow Democrat Melissa Hernandez, the president of the Bay Area Rapid Transit board, 53 percent to 47 […]

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