Aisha Wahab wins election to complete former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term

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Set us as preferred Progressive state Sen.Aisha Wahab will replace former Rep.

Eric Swalwell in Congress and finish his current term.Wahab (D-Hayward) defeated Melissa Hernandez, the president of the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board and the former mayor of Dublin who was seen as the more moderate candidate.The two faced off in a special runoff election on Tuesday, and the Associated Press declared Wahab the winner Thursday afternoon.The two Democrats will face each other again in the Nov.

3 general election to determine who will represent a slightly redrawn district in the East Bay for a full term beginning in 2027.Following a Thursday update from Alameda County elections officials, Wahab led with 53.1% of the vote to Hernandez’s 46.9%, according to the secretary of state’s website.

The additional ballots widened the slim lead Wahab held on election night.“This victory belongs to the voters who made clear that our district cannot be bought,” Wahab posted on Facebook Thursday after the race was called.“Through one of the ugliest, most expensive elections we’ve ever seen, we never took the bait or went negative.

We stayed focused on the people, and I will fight for this district that raised me.From foster care to Congress, this journey shows the possibility of the American Dream.

Today this district made history by electing the first Afghan American to Congress.”In an email to supporters, Hernandez said the November election “will be in the new district lines, adding 26,000 Dublin voters who didn’t have the chance to vote for me in August.We’re looking forward to winning this on November 3rd with a more favorable district and a much larger electorate.

Game on!”Swalwell, a Dublin Democrat, resigned from the seat and dropped his bid for California governor in April after multiple women accused him of sexual ...