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AP Race Call: Democrat Judy Chu wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 28th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Judy Chu won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Chu defeated Republican lawyer April Verlato, who is a city council member and former mayor in Arcadia. Chu was first elected to Congress in 2009. She serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and chairs the Congressional Asian Pacific

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AP Race Call: Democrat Robert Garcia wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 42nd Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Garcia defeated John Briscoe, a Republican and former school board trustee. It will be Garcia’s second term in Congress after he previously served as mayor of the city of Long Beach. The 42nd Congressional District is reliably Democratic and includes

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AP Race Call: Democrat Zoe Lofgren wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 18th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Lofgren easily defeated Republican Peter Hernandez, who also ran against her for the congressional seat in 2022. The longtime incumbent was first elected to the U.S. House in 1994. Lofgren is a senior member on the House Judiciary Committee and

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AP Race Call: Democrat Mike Thompson wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 4th Congressional District

Democrat Mike Thompson won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated Republican challenger John Munn, a 75-year-old retiree from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Thompson is chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, which describes themselves as

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AP Race Call: Democrat Jared Huffman wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 2nd Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Jared Huffman won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated Republican challenger and small-business owner Chris Coulombe. Huffman was first elected to Congress in 2012. The district covers the north coast of California, stretching from just above San Francisco all the way up to the Oregon border. Huffman

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AP Race Call: Democrat Ro Khanna wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 17th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Khanna easily defeated Republican Anita Chen in a solidly blue district. Khanna was first elected to the U.S. House in 2016 after unseating incumbent Rep. Mike Honda, another Democrat. Khanna serves on the House Armed Services Committee and on the

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AP Race Call: Democrat Laura Friedman wins election to U.S. House in California’s 30th Congressional District

Democrat Laura Friedman won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Friedman defeated Republican physician Alex Balekian. She will take the seat held by Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, who opted to run for a Senate seat in California. Friedman was elected to the California State Assembly in 2016 and was previously a

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AP Race Call: Democrat Maxine Waters wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 43rd Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Tuesday. She defeated Republican small business owner Steve Williams. The 86-year-old Waters, whose heavily Democratic 43rd District is anchored in Los Angeles, is known for her outspoken, sometimes blunt personality. She has been gaveled off the House floor for accusing Republican

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