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Wahab wins East Bay special election over Hernandez for Swalwell seat

Times Bay AreaPublished August 21, 2026Updated August 21, 2026English

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Democratic state Sen. Aisha Wahab, D-Hayward, won Tuesday’s runoff to fill the rest of Eric Swalwell’s East Bay congressional term, but by a much narrower margin than in June’s special election. Wahab faced fellow Democrat Melissa Hernandez, BART Board president, in the runoff for the remainder of Swalwell’s term, which ends in January, for California’s […] The post Wahab wins East Bay speci

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