California lawmaker overcomes pro-Israel spending to win special election
- California state Senator Aisha Wahab has won a special election to fill the seat of former United States Congressman Eric Swalwell, overcoming a deluge of attack advertising funded by pro-Israel groups in the final weeks of the race.
- US media outlets projected on Thursday that Wahab, a progressive, had beaten her rival, moderate Democrat Melissa Hernandez.
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- California state Senator Aisha Wahab has won a special election to fill the seat of former United States Congressman Eric Swalwell, overcoming a deluge of attack advertising funded by pro-Israel groups in the final weeks of the race.
- US media outlets projected on Thursday that Wahab, a progressive, had beaten her rival, moderate Democrat Melissa Hernandez.
- Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3What to know about California’s special election to replace Eric Swalwelllist 2 of 3How Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘extraordinary’ win stunned pro-Israel establishmentlist 3 of 3How much has AIPAC spent agai
Sources: Al Jazeera