Summary

Democrat Adam Gray narrowly won California’s 13th Congressional District, unseating Republican Rep. John Duarte by fewer than 200 votes in the final U.S. House race decided this year.

Gray’s victory leaves Republicans with 220 House seats to Democrats’ 215.

Duarte, who won the seat in 2022 by 564 votes, conceded, calling the loss part of the political process.

Both candidates emphasized bipartisan appeals, with Gray focusing on water, agriculture, and infrastructure, while Duarte prioritized inflation and crime.

The district, with a large Latino population, leans Democratic but sees lower turnout among working-class voters.

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      22 days ago

      A day in the life of a journalist must be crazy. Everyone around them is always doing insane things to eachother.

      Capturs, slams, battles, etc. Very hectic profession.

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      22 days ago

      Only way I can see it is if it was a historically republican seat, then it’s actually a net gain. Otherwise it’s just an average election win

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    22 days ago

    As to be expected, it’s California. I didn’t even know Republicans had a chance…

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      22 days ago

      California has several republican congressmen. Rural California leans hard right, but there are a lot of people in urban California. Like a LOT of people.

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        21 days ago

        There’s just a lot of people in California. Trump got almost as many votes in California as Texas, over 6 million in each.