Rep. Aisha Wahab has won election to a full term representing California's 14th Congressional District, which includes Pleasanton, according to a projection CBS News published Saturday morning.
Wahab, a Democrat, already holds the seat. She won a special election this summer to finish the term Eric Swalwell left when he resigned in April. CBS News reported that Swalwell stepped down amid several sexual misconduct allegations, which he has denied. Tuesday's race was for the regular two-year term.
Where the count stands
In the Alameda County Registrar of Voters' preliminary results, last updated at 5:32 p.m. Friday, Wahab had 91,892 votes (57.53%) to 67,836 votes (42.47%) for Melissa Hernandez, a fellow Democrat who is president of the BART board and a former Dublin mayor. All 351 precincts in the contest had partially reported.
The results are unofficial. The registrar has scheduled its next updates for Monday, Nov. 9, Friday, Nov. 13, and Monday, Nov. 16, and ballots are still being processed.
The two candidates
Tuesday was the fourth time the two faced each other this year, after the June 2 primary and the special primary and runoff for the remainder of Swalwell's term, the Pleasanton Weekly reported. Wahab finished ahead in each.
Wahab declared victory Wednesday. "For the fourth time, the people of this district chose one of their own over outside money and influence," she said in a statement quoted by the Pleasanton Weekly. Hernandez told the paper she would hold off on any formal statement until the remaining ballots are counted. We did not find a later statement from her before this story was published.
