California lawmaker Aisha Wahab wins special election to succeed Eric Swalwell0

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• August 20, 2026

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmaker Aisha Wahab secured victory Thursday in a special election to serve the rest of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s House term, which ends in January. Swalwell, a Democrat who was running for California governor, ended his campaign and resigned from Congress in April after he was accused of sexual assault and