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Aisha Wahab has won the California 14th Congressional District special election to finish Eric Swalwell’s term, defeating Melissa Hernandez as outside groups, including AIPAC-aligned PACs, poured funds into the race. Wahab has championed housing access and caste-based discrimination issues; Hernandez received significant spending from pro-Israel groups. Swalwell remains under investigation.