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A California Democratic candidate, Adam Gray, won a House seat in the most recent election, beating out Republican incumbent John Duarte. Gray, a former state legislator, was able to reverse the outcome from the previous 2022 race.
Written by Jill Cowan
On Tuesday, a former state lawmaker from the Democratic party won against the current Republican representative in California’s Central Valley, changing the outcome of the last House race of 2024 to be officially announced, as reported by The Associated Press.
Even though Adam Gray, the challenger, defeated incumbent U.S. Representative John Duarte, the Republicans will still have a slight majority in the House during the next Congress. The Republicans will hold 220 seats compared to the Democrats’ 215.
Before the Associated Press declared the result, Mr. Duarte, who was behind by 187 votes in a race with over 210,000 votes cast, admitted defeat. This was confirmed by Duane Dichiara, a representative for the campaign.
Mr. Gray announced his win on Tuesday, two days before the deadline for California counties to finalize their results.
In a statement on X, Mr. Gray expressed that the final results show that this district is prepared for leadership that is independent, accountable, and prioritizes the people of the Valley over partisan politics.
Mr. Gray, a previous California State Assembly member, won the 13th Congressional District race in 2022, overturning the results from two years ago when Mr. Duarte won by a very small margin.
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