Progressive wins special election to fill Swalwell’s California House seat

Aisha Wahab Wins California Special Election to Replace Eric Swalwell

Aisha Wahab, a Democratic state senator in California, will fill out the term of Eric Swalwell, who resigned from the House amid accusations of sexual misconduct.

Aug 20, 2026

Progressive wins special election to fill Swalwell’s California House seat

Progressive state Sen. Aisha Wahab (D) is projected to defeat Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board President Melissa Hernandez in the special election to fill the remainder of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) term in the House, according to Decision Desk HQ. Swalwell, once seen as the frontrunner in the California governor’s race, dropped out…

Aug 20, 2026

Progressive Aisha Wahab Wins Special Election to Replace Former Rep. Eric Swalwell

HAYWARD, CA - MARCH 2: Senator Aisha Wahab (C) attends a press conference as Governor Gavin Newsom criticizes U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran during a press conference about new statewide accountability and funding for homelessness and mental health in Hayward, California, United States, on March 2, 2026. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images) The post Progressive Aisha Wahab Wins Special Election to Replace Former Rep. Eric Swalwell appeared first on Breitbart .

Aug 21, 2026

Aisha Wahab wins California House special election in defiance of AIPAC money flood

Democratic state Sen. Aisha Wahab won the special election for former Rep. Eric Swalwell‘s seat in California‘s 14th Congressional District, after the American Israel Public Affairs Committee dumped $4.4 million into the race. Wahab earned 53.1% of the vote by Thursday evening, according to the Associated Press, after winning the primary by 26 points. Her […]

Aug 20, 2026

California lawmaker Aisha Wahab wins special election to succeed Eric Swalwell in Congress

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.

Aug 20, 2026