{"id":167262,"date":"2026-08-20T20:07:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/democrat-aisha-wahab-wins-california-special-election-to-fill-eric-swalwells-us-house-seat-california\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T20:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:07:43","slug":"democrat-aisha-wahab-wins-california-special-election-to-fill-eric-swalwells-us-house-seat-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/democrat-aisha-wahab-wins-california-special-election-to-fill-eric-swalwells-us-house-seat-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Aisha Wahab wins California special election to fill Eric Swalwell\u2019s US House seat | California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Progressive Aisha Wahab was elected to Congress in a special election on Tuesday following a bitter intra-party battle over the seat formerly held by Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April after facing sexual misconduct allegations. Swalwell has denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Wahab, a state senator, was widely considered the frontrunner in the district in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/california\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">California<\/a>\u2019s East Bay and had the backing of the state Democratic party as well as Our Revolution, labor unions, local officials and the state\u2019s attorney general, Rob Bonta. She won the primary for the special election for the final months of Swalwell\u2019s term by more than 20 points over Hernandez, the president of the board of directors for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">While Wahab held a major lead throughout the race, Hernandez\u2019s campaign received a significant boost as Super Pacs connected to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) poured money into the race. With 92% of votes counted on Thursday afternoon, Wahab led Hernandez by just over six points \u2013 a much closer race than expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Earlier this month, it emerged that Super Pacs had spent more than $5m in a matter of weeks on pro-Hernandez ads and Wahab attack ads. Track Aipac, which monitors the group\u2019s funding of US politicians, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trackaipac.com\/states\/israel-first-candidates?rq=Melissa%20Hernandez\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reported<\/a> that the lobby had spent nearly $6.4m to support Hernandez.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"154e1d52-2e0f-4462-a6d9-bcf2860fad46\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-1oq85qr\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:4,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Aipac-linked Super Pacs spend millions in California to thwart progressive candidate&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;154e1d52-2e0f-4462-a6d9-bcf2860fad46&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/06\/aipac-super-pacs-spend-millions-california&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Wahab, the first Muslim woman and Afghan American elected to the California legislature, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/06\/aipac-super-pacs-spend-millions-california\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">told the Guardian<\/a> there had been a sudden surge of critical ads that had misrepresented her record. She described the Super Pacs\u2019 involvement as election interference, and said they were attempting to buy the seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The race further intensified in recent days after the congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, chair of California\u2019s Democratic delegation, endorsed Hernandez. Lofgren said Wahab did not back an effort to elect a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/joegarofoli\/article\/swalwell-special-election-caretaker-22216373.php\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">caretaker candidate<\/a> in order to fill Swalwell\u2019s seat as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">But the progressive wing of the party strongly supported Wahab, with a former chair of the progressive caucus of the California Democratic party, Amar Shergill, telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/california-playbook\/2026\/08\/18\/a-vacant-house-seat-and-a-grudge-match-01039912\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Politico<\/a> that Lofgren\u2019s actions were \u201castounding\u201d, and continued backing Wahab amid the upheaval in the race in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/noticias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mais Not\u00edcias<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Home Page &#8211; In\u00edcio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/20\/california-special-election-results-eric-swalwell\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\nSee more: <a href=\"https:\/\/theglobaltrack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Global Track<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corinthiames.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corinthia Mes<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progressive Aisha Wahab was elected to Congress in a special election on Tuesday following a bitter intra-party battle over the seat formerly held by Eric Swalwell, who resigned in April after facing sexual misconduct allegations. 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